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Wildcats Playing College Football – 2012

By on September 5, 2012 in Alumni

You need more than the fingers on two hands to count the Plano Wildcats football alumni that are playing college ball this season.  Let’s check in on them (in alphabetical order).  Television listings as scheduled on September 5.

Beau Brence, #48 UNLV – Beau is is playing his final year of eligibility after redshirting his freshman year.  During his college career Beau has lettered on both sides of the ball. 

Collin Brence, #38 Baylor - Collin is playing his second year for Baylor, having played in all 13 games of Baylor’s 2011 season and post-season.  Baylor is hosting Sam Houston State this Saturday at 6:00 p.m., which will be televised on FOX College Sports.

Rex Burkhead, #22 Nebraska - Rex has racked up an impressive record of superlative play in his first three years at Nebraska, and looks to rack up even more this year as a true senior.  Nebraska will head west to play UCLA this Saturday at 6:30 p.m.  The game will be televised on FOX (HD).

Blair Burns, #20 Wyoming - Playing as a true freshman last year, Blair will be a starting cornerback for the Wyoming Cowboys this year, and is credited with 8 tackles against Texas in the season opener.

Stephen Collins, #94 Wayland Baptist - Wayland Baptist played its first football game in 72 years last week, and as a defensive tackle Stephen is in the school’s record book with a tackle for a loss.

Andrew Dockrill, Midwestern State - Andrew will be joining the rest of his team as the Mustangs start their season this weekend against Tarleton State.

Hanur Kim, #62 Princeton – Hanur heads into his senior year at Princeton after starting all 10 games for the Tigers last season on the O-line.

Murat Kuzu, #24 Nebraska -  Murat walked-on and was redshirted by the Huskers last year, and is identified as an I-back this year, in the shadow of fellow Plano alum Burkhead.

Taylor May, #88 Oklahoma State  - Redshirted last year at OSU, Taylor has been on the field seeing action already this season.  The OSU Cowboys will be playing Arizona on Saturday at 9:30 p.m., televised on the PAC-12 Network/pac-12.com.

Blake McJunkin, #63 SMU - Blake is in his final year of play at SMU after an injury sidelined him early last season in what otherwise would have been his last year on the field for the Mustangs.   Blake is the older (dare we say “big”?) brother of current Wildcats football player Burt McJunkin.  The Mustangs will be hosting Stephen F. Austin this Saturday at 7:00 p.m., and the game will be televised on Time Warner Cable.

Carson Meger, #13 UTEP - Carson enters his third year of eligibility this season and has already seen playing time at the QB position, passing and rushing in last week’s season opener.  UTEP will play Ole Miss this Saturday at 6:00 p.m.  The game will be televised on FS South/ESPN-GP/espn3.

Kevin Merrill, #19 Wayland Baptist - Kevin joins fellow Plano grad Stephen Collins on the team.

Connor Michelsen, #12 Princeton  - Connor saw playing time in the QB position last year in two games as a true freshman.  With blocking by fellow Plano Alum Hanur Kim, Connor will likely see more Ivy League play time this year.

Darron Shannon, #71 Evangel University - Darron is currently slated to be an offensive lineman for the Crusaders.


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Dec. 17 – Gildan New Mexico Bowl & Blair Burns

By on December 15, 2011 in '11 Fall Season, Alumni

Albuquerque, New Mexico hosts the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl and Plano football alumnus Blair Burns will be there with his team, the Wyoming Cowboys.

Wyoming ( 8-4) will be playing the Temple Owls (8-4).  Wyoming is favored by 6 1/2.

Burns ended the regular season playing in 12 games with 35 solo tackles, 13 assists,  4 INT’s, 1 fumble recovery, 5 punt returns for 73 yds, and 1 kickoff return for 18 yds.

The game will be televised on ESPN, with kickoff at 1:00 pm.

 

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Alumni Teams On TV – Dec 3, 2011

By on December 1, 2011 in '11 Fall Season, Alumni

It’s the last week of the 2011 college football season, with some conference championships mixed in with a reduced number of BCS games to watch.  In a week we’ll know the bowl match-ups, but for this rainy Saturday you still have some interesting games to watch with Plano alumni suited up, on the sideline or on the field.

Here’s the offering for the day:

11:30 a.m. – Iowa State (Chris Moore) @ Kansas State – FSN Affiliates

1:00 p.m. – Wyoming (Blair Burns) @ Colorado State – MTN

1:30 p.m. – UNLV (Beau Brence) @ TCU – Versus

2:30 p.m. – Texas @ Baylor (Collin Brence) – ABC

7:00 p.m. – Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State (Taylor May) – ABC

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Alumni Teams On TV Thanksgiving Weekend 2011

By on November 25, 2011 in Alumni

As the 2011 college football regular season winds down, there are plenty of choices for Wildcats fans who want to watch a college team on TV with a Plano Wildcat on the roster.

The Iowa at Nebraska (Rex Burkhead, Murat Kuzu) game is already in the second half today on ABC, and Nebraska leads.  Rex is having a great game!  I think I saw Rick & Robyn in the stands – they were the ones wearing red.

At 6:00 p.m. today you can watch UTEP (Carson Meger) at UCF on CBSSN.

On Saturday, Nov. 26  you have even more games to choose from:

At 11:00 a.m. you can watch Iowa State (Chris Moore) at Oklahoma on FX, or Rice at SMU (Blake McJunkin) on FSN Affiiates.

At 1:00 p.m. you can watch Wyoming (Blair Burns) at Boise State on ESPN-GP.

At 6:00 p.m. you can watch Baylor (Collin Brence) at Texas Tech on FSN Affiliates, or jump in the car and drive to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, TX to see the game in person.

And, at 9:00 p.m. you can watch San Diego State at UNLV (Beau Brence) on MTN.

Next week we’ll recap all regular season college stats for the playing alumni.

 

 

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Wildcats Playing In College – Homecoming Update Part 1

By on October 13, 2011 in Alumni

This is Part 1 of a 2 part update on Plano Wildcats who are playing college football this 2011 season.

Beau Brence - a 2008 Plano grad and junior this season at UNLV, Beau has played in 5 games this season, and is credited with 1 tackle.  This week UNLV plays at Wyoming (Blair Burns) at 1:00 p.m., which will be broadcast on CBSSN/MTN.

Collin Brence - a 2011 Plano grad and freshman at Baylor, Collin has played in 5 games this season, and is credited with 2 assisted tackles.  This week Baylor plays at Texas A&M at 11:00 a.m., which will be broadcast on FX.

Rex Burkhead – a 2009 Plano grad and junior this season at the University of Nebraska, Rex has played in 6 games this season, and is credited with 635 yards rushing for 9 TD’s, 68 yards receiving for 1 TD, 1 punt return for 19 yards, 3 solo tackles and a fumble recovery.  This is a bye week for the Huskers.

Blair Burns- a 2011 Plano grad and freshman at the University of Wyoming, Blair has played in 5 games this season, and is credited with 16 solo tackles, 6 assisted tackles, 2 interceptions for 65 yards, and 1 fumble recovery.  This week Wyoming hosts UNLV (see Beau Brence write-up, above). Perhaps Blair and Beau can do a little P-Town chant mid-field after the game .

Kobie Douglas – a 2011 Plano grad and freshman at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Kobie has not been credited with statistics yet this season.  The University of Louisiana at Lafayette will host the University of North Texas this week at 4:00 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on ESPN-GP/espn3.

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Alumni Update 9-22-11: Burns vs. Burkhead

By on September 22, 2011 in Alumni

It doesn’t happen very often.  Wildcat alum vs. Wildcat alum, on field at the same time.  But it will happen this Saturday in front of a sold-out stadium in Laramie, Wyoming.

On the defensive side of the ball will be true freshman Wyoming cornerback #20 Blair Burns .  Burns, a stand-out defensive back for last year’s Plano Wildcats was named Week 3 Honorable Mention Defensive Back Performer Of The Week by College Football Performance Awards.  He’s played every game this season, racking up 2 interceptions for 65 yards, 1 fumble recovery, 9 tackes and 1 assist.

On the offensive side of the ball is true junior Nebraska I-Back #22 Rex Burkhead.  Burkhead played varsity for the Wildcats all four years (including the storied 2005 team, the last to beat Allen) taking turns running, receiving, passing and punting.  Burkhead began playing for the Huskers as a true freshman, and already this season has accumulated a net 250 yards rushing on 48 carries, one reception for 4 yards, and one punt return for 19 yards.  All capped by 5 TD’s.  So far.

Also on the Husker roster is former Wildcat true freshman walk-on running back #24 Murat Kuzu.   Primarily a running back for the Wildcats, Kuzu was instrumental in a pivotal win over the Wylie Pirates two years ago when he was the surprise starting quarterback for that game, wearing a different jersey number than worn in prior games (a tactic Coach McCullough said he took from former head Coach Tom Kimbrough’s play book).

The game will kick-off Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Central Time and will be broadcast on the Versus Channel.

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