Tarleton State has extended the contract for head coach Todd Whitten through the 2027 season, pending approval from the Texas A&M Board of Regents. Whitten has a long history as Tarleton State’s head coach going back to 1996, albeit a history with several breaks between his separate tenures. He was named head coach of the … Read more
The MEAC announced a few crucial details on Thursday alongside its spring football schedule. The MEAC originally released major details in August but have since clarified some points. On Thursday, the MEAC stipulated that the Northern Division teams – Delaware State, Howard, Morgan State, and Norfolk State – will play each other twice. Meanwhile, the … Read more
The Tarleton State Texans will not be playing FCS football this fall as the school announced it would seek to play a spring season. The Texans had three games officially canceled for its 2020 season. Those three games were against Texas-Permian Basin (9/19), Eastern New Mexico (10/3), and Bethune-Cookman (10/31). The remaining 8 games featured … Read more
The two newest members for in the FCS for the 2020 season have scheduled a few more matchups in the coming seasons per FBSchedules. Tarleton State and Dixie State will meet on Saturday, October 16, 2021 and Saturday, November 23, 2024. Both games will be played in Stephenville, Texas. The two schools previously agreed to … Read more
The Tarleton State Texans received a boost at the quarterback position thanks to the transfer of Steven Duncan from Western Kentucky. Duncan made the announcement via Twitter. Duncan signed with the Hilltoppers in 2016 and redshirted that season. He made only one appearance in 2017 with the symmetrical stat line of 2 for 2 with … Read more
Tarleton State continues to add to their future schedules. According to FBSchedules, they have added six FCS teams to future schedules through the 2025 season. The six teams that have been added are Bethune-Cookman, Houston Baptist, Kennesaw State, McNeese, Missouri State, and South Dakota State. Tarleton State had already scheduled Bethune-Cookman for October 31 of … Read more
The contest between the TCU Horned Frogs and Tarleton State Texans originally scheduled for Saturday, September 4, 2021 has been moved back to Saturday, September 10, 2022 per FBSchedules. The reason for the change is due to Tarleton State not meeting the requirements of a Division I opponent that would count towards bowl eligibility. The … Read more
The Dixie State Trailblazers will take on Nicholls and Tarleton State in a series of games scheduled from 2022 through the 2025 season per FBSchedules. Dixie State and Nicholls agreed to a home-and-home series in 2022 and 2025. The first game will take place in Thibodaux, Louisiana on Saturday, September 24, 2022. The return game … Read more
Tarleton State will play in-state foe Texas A&M in 2025 per FBSchedules. The matchup is scheduled for Saturday, November 25 with Tarleton State receiving a $500,000 guarantee. With Tarleton State moving up from Division II into the FCS, they have begun filling out some of their future schedules. The Texans recently announced a game versus … Read more
Tarleton State announced the addition of Bethune-Cookman to their 2020 football schedule. The game between the Texans and Wildcats will be held on Saturday, October 31 in Daytona Beach, Florida. It will be the first meeting between the two programs. The game replaces a previously scheduled contest between Western Oregon and Tarleton State. No information … Read more