I don’t recall having any particular image of the state when, on the occasion of my widowed mother’s marriage to an Abilene oilman, I was told we were going to move there.īut I did not much care to leave Oklahoma City, where my baby footprints were embedded in cement and where the world of permanence and order was centered. The hard truth was that I was getting tired of Texas and was now able to imagine myself living in all sorts of places: on one of those minor Florida keys where a little strip of land containing a shopping center and a few houses counted as barely a riffle in a great sheet of translucent ocean in an adobe house, even a fake adobe house, in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristos or perhaps in a city like Los Angeles, which with its corrupted natural beauty seemed so much more likely a center for the development of urban chaos than Houston.īecause I was born in Oklahoma and lived there until I was five, I missed being imprinted with native fealty for Texas. I would keep my cross-country skis propped by the front door, a bowl of apples on the kitchen table, a steady fire by which I would read during the dim winter nights.īut it was not just Massachusetts. Perhaps it was simply the act of waking up, looking out the window at the syrup buckets hanging from the maple trunks, at the banked snow glistening in the sharp air, and realizing that Texas would never be that. I’m not sure what brought this crisis on. Lying in a feather bed, in the guest room of a friend’s two-hundred-year-old house in western Massachusetts, I suffered a lapse of faith in Texas. Some of the language in this archival story regarding matters such as race and gender may not meet contemporary standards. We have left it as it was originally published, without updating, to maintain a clear historical record. Allen may or may not have a direct impact against the Frogs this season, but he is certainly a big get for the Texans going forward.This story is from Texas Monthly ’s archives.
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He never got a full shot with the Wildcats, only playing in 5 games throwing for a combined 132 yards while playing behind Heisman-contender Will Levis. Duncan finished 2021 with 2,537 yards, 19 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions on 62.4% completion, but Allen brings a different skillet to the table. Although the Texans are pretty set at the QB position, with Steven Duncan returning for his senior year, this could shake up a position battle for Tarleton.
The former Kentucky Wildcat and 4-star recruit coming out of high school is making his way down to Stephenville. He recorded 243 total tackles, 12 interceptions, and 57 pass breakups. Hafford has played the previous six seasons as a Texan and was a key part of their dominant back-to-back undefeated regular season runs. The All-American and 2021 WAC Defensive Player of the Year Devin Hafford is on his way out of Stephenville after signing an NFL contract with the New England Patriots. TCUĭespite being located less than a 90-minute drive apart, the Frogs and Texans football programs have never been matched up. Cornerback Michael Irons and D-Linemen Javier Duran are a pair of early 2023 draft prospects that are more than capable of making plays against power 5-caliber athletes. Defensively, they’ve got a few playmakers as well. TSU has averaged an impressive 33.2 points and 425.6 yards per game over the last 135 games. If history repeats itself, the Texans are bound to be a threat on offense.
Whitten is entering his 13th season with Tarleton and holds the record for most wins in program history with a 90-45 aggregate record. Although their regular competition isn’t quite up to par with Big 12 programs, the Texans are a soundly-managed college football team thanks to 32-year coaching veteran Todd Whitten. After piling up 23 wins in two consecutive undefeated regular seasons (2018, 2019), Tarleton State has finished 5-3 in the COVID-riddled season and 6-5 just a year ago after joining the Division 1 ranks in 2020. The Texans have had a relatively successful football program over the past few years. Odds to win Western Athletic Conference (FCS): N/A.Projected Win Total: N/A (Went 6-5 in 2021).The Texans will serve as TCU’s home opener this season, with the game set to take place Sept. Back at it with another installment of our preseason opponent preview series, and this time it’s Tarleton State’s turn.
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