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It’s official.
After four years of proving we belong, four years of excelling on the field and in the classroom, four years of showing the nation how special this institution really is, Tarleton State is now a full-fledged NCAA Division I university!
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The documents have been signed and it’s official! Tarleton is the newest member of the Western Athletic Conference! The Texans begin play at the NCAA Division I level next season!
United Athletic Conference
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✅ School Record 12 wins
✅ Outright LSC Champs
✅ Two home playoff games
✅ Program's first NCAA regional finals appearance
Thanks for a great season, Texans!
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Billy Gillispie named Tarleton head men’s basketball coach bit.ly/33YHJtB
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Final: #7 Tarleton 37, FCS Stephen F. Austin 26
Texans win their second straight over SFA dating back to 2007 and improve to 1-0 on the season. Join us next Saturday at home at 6 p.m. for our first game in the new stadium #TexanNation
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Texans vs Aggies. 2025. Mark your 🗓️!
Jay C. Graham, member of the Texas A&M System Board of Regents, extended an official invitation for Tarleton Football to play Texas A&M at Kyle Field in 2025!
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Tarleton officially joins NCAA Division I, Western Athletic Conference bit.ly/3eQZHTk
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WR Zimari Manning has signed a Free Agent contract with the Denver Broncos! #TexansInTheNFL
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In light of @TarletonBase winning its conference tournament, we are submitting a request to the @NCAA asking that they reevaluate their postseason ban for reclassifying institutions.
Our student-athletes and coaches deserve to keep their season going.
Our full statement 👇
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For the second year in a row, @TarletonFB makes ESPN Top Plays in the season opener! This time, it’s Daniel McCants’ NCAA record-tying 99-yard TD run in a 37-26 win over SFA.
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If you're going to tie the school's all-time receiving touchdowns record, might as well do it one-handed 😈 #SCTop10
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Commitment to creating an elite academic student-athlete space ✅
Tarleton State University has created a premier space for our athletes to reach their scholastic dreams 👏👏
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📽️: HALFTIME
#6 Texans lead #1 Minnesota State 10-0 in the Super Region 4 Finals #BleedPurple
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XAVIER TURNER TO THE CARDINALS!
RB Xavier Turner will sign a Free Agent contract with the @AZCardinals
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TYRELL THOMPSON from the LSC Champs to the NFC Champs!
Tyrell Thompson will sign a UFA contract with the Los Angeles Rams
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😈 Texans set for move to FCS Division I Football in 2020! Here's a quick look at our schedule 🗓️
#NextLevelVi2i0n | @TarletonFB
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Daniel McCants for "officially" 99 yards for six! Ties the
@NCAADII record and the first 99-yard rush in D2 since 2015 #SCtop10
Texans 14, SFA 7 📊 bit.ly/2lZUaTT
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Gillispie hires former Texas A&M standout Joseph Jones to coaching staff bit.ly/3oeIOGN
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We 👏 Are 👏 Texans 👏
A new era of Tarleton Athletics has begun #TexanNation
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If you're passing through DFW, check out the Purple and White along I-30/I-20 😈🔥🔥
#TexanNation | #HereComeTheTexans
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E.J. SPEED IS A COLT!
The Tarleton LB was selected in the 5th round of the @NFL draft by the Indianapolis Colts! He becomes the highest NFL draft pick in @TarletonState history
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School record 32 wins ✅
Regional Champions ✅
Lone Star Conference Champions ✅
Program's first national tournament appearance ✅
Have a year, @TarletonVB ‼️‼️
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ON TO REGIONALS!
Tarleton is back in the national playoffs after winning its second LSC Tournament Championship in program history with a 15-7 win over West Texas A&M.
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Did you know: Tarleton is the only university in @NCAADII with both football (5) and volleyball (9) teams ranked in the top 10?! #TexansKnowHow
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That 4⃣-0⃣ feelin' 😁
Texans win! Will return home to face Angelo State in a battle of 4-0 teams in Stephenville Saturday at 6 p.m. Get your tickets now! 🎟️ bit.ly/2myGWhT
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Zimari. Manning. 65 yards TO THE HOUSE! #LSCfb #BleedPurple
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Tarleton postpones football season to spring semester bit.ly/30FROeW
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They say everything is bigger in Texas, so how about a 66-foot video board at the newly renovated Memorial Stadium?!
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📸🏈: CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS!
No. 7 Tarleton defeats Western New Mexico 58-0 to complete a 10-0 perfect regular season and win the outright @LoneStarConf Championship for the first time in program history! #LSCfb
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This time next year, Tarleton State University will be an NCAA Division I institution! 🙌 #NextLevelReady
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"We ask that everyone join us in keeping Frankie in your thoughts and prayers." - Tarleton Head Coach, @Ameade33
Former Texan All-Region CF Francisco Rodriguez was involved in a vehicle accident yesterday afternoon.
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The first D1 dunk in Wisdom Gym belongs to Shamir Bogues! #TexanNation
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Introducing one of the premier athletic performance centers in the country, a game-changer for Texan Athletics 🔥
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Did you know: @TarletonFB's Zimari Manning leads ALL of @NCAA Football in receiving touchdowns with 17?! That's D1, D2, and D3! #LeagueHim
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Take a tour of Tarleton State’s new Texans Athletic Performance Center, truly one of the best weight and training areas across all of collegiate athletics 💯
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📽️: A recap from the grand opening of the Lonn Reisman Athletic Center at Memorial Stadium! #WeAreTexans
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Did you 👀 the Tarleton flag flying behind Rece Davis on ESPN’s College GameDay?
@TarletonFB opens the season one week from today!
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Aaron Meade named next head baseball coach bit.ly/2Yfh2Mx
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BRODDIE FOR THE WIN 😈😈😈
Randall Broddie with ❄️❄️❄️ in his veins! Sends @TARLETON_MBK into the LSC semifinals Saturday at 2:30 p.m. vs West Texas A&M
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Tarleton Men's Basketball to play at UCLA on Nov. 20, 2020 bit.ly/3bTpeci
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✅ First win in @TarletonState history as a D1 program
✅ First win under head coach Billy Gillispie
It's a great night to be a Texan! 😈
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We 👀 you @EJ_SPEED !!! 😈
Not good #ForTheBrand 😬
The Colts extend their lead to 10
(via @NFL)
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It's official, no one has caught more touchdowns in @TarletonState history than Zimari Manning 👏👏👏 28 touchdowns in his Texan career!
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The TexAnns are ready for the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championship quarterfinal match tomorrow in Pittsburgh!
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E.J. Speed recorded his first NFL tackle today! The former Texan finished with 5 total tackles and 1 tackle for loss. #TexansInTheNFL
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Tarleton is the No. 2 seed in the @NCAADII Super Region 4 bracket. Will host Azusa Pacific Saturday at 1 pm in Stephenville
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Tell us when. Tell us where. We’ll be ready! 😈 #TexanNation
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First week in pads: ✅
Only 120 days until football returns to Stephenville😈
#TexanNation | #D1SZN
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Tanna Huie. Clutch. 💪😈
Tarleton wins the opening game of the @NCAADII South Central Region 2 Tournament with a walk-off against LSC rival Cameron!
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Sr. OF Francisco Rodriguez hit a 3-run HR to lead @tarletonstate past #6 WT and his mother was in the stands to see it! It’s the first time Jennifer has seen her son play since coming to US from Venezuela. #TexanFamily
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FINAL: Tarleton 44, Delta State 13 #LSCfb
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In case you're wondering what a Jai Edwards blitz looks like... it's terrifying (for a QB) 😱
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📸 FINAL: Mankato 13, Tarleton 10
Texans season comes to an end despite valiant effort against No. 1 Minnesota State, Mother Nature. Tarleton finishes the season with program record 12 wins.
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The man who has led us from NAIA to NCAA Division II to NCAA Division I has announced he will retire in the spring. He will have served at Tarleton State for 36 years, including 31 as the athletic director.
We could say so much, but to simply put it, thank you Lonn Reisman!
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Tarleton Men's Basketball to play at Texas A&M on Dec. 2, 2020 bit.ly/2WazE2I
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TARLETON PLAYOFF RECORD!
Xavier Turner is the first Texan in school history to rush for 200 yards in an NCAA playoff game! 206 yds, 3 TDs Texans lead 51-0 heading into 4Q
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🔥🔥 EJ Speed is having quite the NFL preseason debut! Leads the Colts in tackles through the first 3Q vs. Buffalo
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Texans jump up to No. 3 in AFCA poll, set highest ranking in program history bit.ly/2JPenVx
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As we reminisce on our last day in NCAA Division II, we would like to thank the Lone Star Conference for the last 26 years.
For all the games, friendships, rivalries and memories, thank you @LoneStarConf and @NCAADII! 🙏
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