ACU Sports Podcast

ACU men's basketball head coach  Brette Tanner  gives a detailed overview of the 2026-27 Wildcats who have welcomed many new players and assistant coaches since the end of last season. Hear coach Tanner talk about what each player brings to the team, how the roster was constructed and what has stood out in summer workouts so far.

ACU vice president for athletics  Zack Lassiter  talks about his philosophy when it comes to a head coaching search, what to expect with the United Athletic Conference, the 5-for-5 eligibility proposal that is gaining momentum, and what makes a good athletic director. This is Part II of our talk with Zack. You can  listen to Part I here , in which Zack discusses the 2025-26 athletic year, two impo...

ACU vice president for athletics  Zack Lassiter  talks about the 2025-26 athletic year, two important facility projects happening this summer, and the work behind scheduling six home football games this fall. This is Part I of our interview with Zack Part II will drop soon, and will cover his thoughts on United Athletic Conference membership, NCAA Basketball Tournament expansion, the 5-for-5 eligi...

ACU senior golfer  Ryann Honea  and head coach  Rob Bennett  talk about their years together going back to Louisville, Honea's record-breaking career with the Wildcats, and the Honea's third straight NCAA Regional appearance in Waco on May 11-13.

Abilene Christian soccer head coach  Stephen Salas  talks about the Wildcats qualifying for the 2025 WAC Tournament, the upcoming camp schedule, and the word he uses to describe balancing fatherhood and coaching. 

Samantha Baker from First Financial Bank talks their philosophy of NIL deals with Abilene Christian student-athletes and what makes a partnership work.

ACU head baseball coach  Rick McCarty  talks about his 2026 team, the growth of the program in his eight seasons, and what it looks like to develop the whole student-athlete -- mentally, physically, and spiritually.

Anthony Egbo, former ACU football player and current director of the Wildcat Annual Fund, talks about ACU Athletics' unique approach to philanthropy, what to expect for ACU Gives, and shares stories of how ACU has impacted student-athletes' lives even if they are only a Wildcat for a year or two.

ACU senior  Joseph Venzant  talks about his decision to move closer to home when transferring to ACU, why he came back from injury for a fifth and final season, and being a husband and father.

Abilene Christian guard  Erin Woodson  talks about her athlete-filled family, what it's like having teammates as roommates, and how her brother, who's the head tennis coach at Baylor, got ACU on her radar when she entered the transfer portal.

You may have seen a new look to ACU's student sections at home football and basketball games this fall. The Wildcat Wranglers, decked out in their purple and white striped overalls, are a new student group on campus. This group of nine freshmen have made it a point to get there early, stay late, and be loud for the Wildcats! The Wranglers were personally invited by head coach  Keith Patterson...

Abilene Christian linebackers  Will Shaffer  and Rashon "R.J." Myles, Jr., talk about how the Wildcats' defense has grown and changed over the season, what brought each of them to Abilene and how they've experienced ACU change their lives for the better.

Softball head coach  Jo Koons  talks about her summer coaching with the champions of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL), while also building a recruiting class for the Wildcats.

ACU's  Nathan Meeuwenberg  talks about how he went from buying printers to coaching cross country, teaches us about the intricacies of the sport, and how he has more Gospel conversations now than he did when he was a college and youth pastor.

Redshirt senior  Colt Cooper  talks about moving from tight end to defensive line, working in the ACU Ticket office, and being the only current student-athlete who has been at ACU for five years. The ACU Sports Podcast brings you closer to the Wildcat coaches and student-athletes you cheer for. We strive to tell the story of ACU Athletics in a deeper way.

Tight end  Nathan Jones  talks about his upbringing in Abilene, his recruitment and time at Minnesota, and his decision to transfer to ACU. Jones is a fourth-generation Wildcat who has football history in his DNA. Hs grandfather Dewitt Jones and great-grandfather Garvin Beauchamp were both champion ACU head football coaches, and his dad Jay Jones was an All-America linebacker and is in the ACU Spo...

ACU quarterbacks Stone Earle and Cade Fennegan talk about both being married, how they've handled the highs and lows of modern college football, and why each decided to come (or, in Earle's case, come back) to ACU.

ACU head football coach Keith Patterson talks about the Wildcats' win vs. Stephen F. Austin, looks ahead to the game at TCU, how much sleep he gets, and his morning routine among other topics.