October 7, 2008

Blinn Bucs climb to No. 6 in NJCAA poll

The Blinn Buccaneers moved up into the No. 6 spot in the NJCAA poll after defeating Tyler Junior College 52-3 in the home opener. With the win, the Bucs improve to 4-1, 2-1 in the Southwest Junior College Football Conference.

The Bucs travel to Athens to play No. 17 Trinity Valley Community College on Saturday.

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October 6, 2008

Blinn Wins in Blow Out

The Blinn College Football team avenged its only loss of the season by dismantling Tyler Junior College 52-3 Saturday at Spencer Stadium on the Blinn campus. With the win the Bucs improve to 2-1 in SWJCFC and 4-1 overall.

Reggie Brown led the offense with 110 rushing yards in a balanced attack while the defense held the Apaches to 215 total yards.

The Bucs next face Trinity Valley Community College October 11.

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Saturday, October 11, 2008
7:00am – Load Bus (Players load own bags; Coaches, mgrs, filmers, trainers load equip.)                   
 - Trainers hand out sack breakfasts.
7:30am – Depart Brenham, TX
11:00am – Arrive @ Sirloin Stockade, Corsicana, TX for Pre-Game Meal.
11:45pm – Depart for Athens
12:30pm – Arrive @ Bruce Field
PREGAME WARM-UP
12:45pm – Tape and dress
1:50pm  Kickers/Punters/DS Out
2:00pm  Specialty Out
2:10pm  QB/WR/DB’s Out
2:20pm  Stretch
2:30pm  Team
2:40pm  Locker room
3:00pm  Beat TVCC!!
7:30pm Depart
11:00pm Arrive Brenham, Texas

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September 23, 2008

Blinn Bucs remains No. 1 in NJCAA poll for third straight week

For the third week in a row, the Blinn Buccaneers topped the NJCAA football poll. The Bucs improved to 3-0 by beating Arkansas Baptist College 38-3 on Saturday.

Again this week, Blinn received 139 total poll points, but now its closest rival at No. 2 is Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College with 130 points. Blinn hosts Navarro on Nov. 1 in the last regular season conference game.

The Bucs next travel to Kilgore College for a 7 p.m. game on Saturday.

Due to a conflict with the rescheduled Brenham High game, KWHI-AM 1280 will not be broadcasting the Blinn game. However, you can hear it on Kilgore station KZQX at www.KZQX.com.

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September 16, 2008

Blinn Bucs retain No. 1 ranking in NJCAA poll

The Blinn Buccaneers stayed atop the NJCAA poll during an off week. The Bucs are 2-0 after upsetting defending national champion Butler Community College of Kansas 23-20 on Aug. 28 and defeating the Abilene Christian junior varsity 46-0 on Sept. 8.

Again this week, Blinn received 139 total poll points, six points ahead of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and 16 points ahead of Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College.

Next up for the Bucs is Arkansas Baptist College on Sept. 20 in Rockwall, TX.

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Blinn Bucs take over No. 1 in NJCAA poll

The Blinn Buccaneers topped the Sept. 9 NJCAA poll after upsetting defending national champion Butler Community College of Kansas 23-20 on Aug. 28 and defeating the Abilene Christian junior varsity last night 46-0.

Blinn received 139 total poll points, six points ahead of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and 19 points ahead of Southwest Junior College Football Conference foe Navarro College.

Next up for the Bucs is Arkansas Baptist College on Sept. 20 in Rockwall, TX. NJCAA poll

Bucs open season by beating No. 1 Butler

The Blinn Buccaneers upset the top-ranked and defending national champion Butler Grizzlies 23-20 in the “Battle of the Champions” to open the 2008 season.  The Bucs’ victory came before a crowd of 15,000 in Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium.

The game featured the 2007 NJCAA national champion Grizzlies against the 2006 national champion Buccaneers with the two teams ranked first and second in the NJCAA pre-season poll.

Butler struck first on a 13-yard pass, but the Bucs dominated the second quarter. All-American quarterback Terrance Cain connected with Dexter Ransom for a 24-yard touchdown and Brad Hicks hit a 21-yard field goal to give Blinn a 10-7 lead.

Blinn was ahead 17-7 at the half holding the Grizzlies to just 89 yards of offense.  In the third quarter, Butler caught a few breaks. One play after Cain threw an interception, the Grizzlies capitalized on a 92-yard touchdown pass. Then a 20-yard passing touchdown put Butler up 20-17.

Not to be denied, the Bucs marched 70 yards in 14 plays to score on a five-yard touchdown run by Justin Jordan to hand the Grizzlies their first loss since 2006.

Next up for Blinn is Abilene Christian’s junior varsity in Abilene on Sept. 8.

KBTX-TV highlights - http://www.kbtx.com/sports/headlines/27640509.html

The Wichita Eagle game story - http://www.kansas.com/sports/story/510997.html

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July 29, 2008

Blinn Bucs picked #2 in preseason poll

The 2008 NJCAA/JC Football.com pre-season football poll ranked Blinn College as the second best junior college team in the country behind defending national champion Butler Community College of Kansas. Blinn plays Butler in the first game of the season. The Aug. 28 game at Wichita State University is billed as the “Battle of the Champions” featuring the two most recent national championship colleges.

“It’s an honor and a bit of a surprise to be ranked so highly considering we lost the last two games of the season last year,” coach Brad Franchione said. “You know the old cliché: I’d rather be ranked there at the end of the season than the beginning.”

Blinn went 7-3 in 2007 ending with a regular season loss and a playoff loss to Navarro.

Their first opponent in 2008, the Butler Grizzlies, have won seven consecutive Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference titles. Three of Blinn’s conference opponents are ranked in the Top 25: #2 Navarro College, #14 Kilgore College, and #24 Cisco Junior College. Tyler Junior College also received votes.

Franchione enters his fourth year at Blinn more settled into the role of head coach and more comfortable in the junior college system. Clearly a 26-and-6 record including a national championship accounts for greater maturity and insight.

“I enjoy it more now,” Franchione said. “I have a vision in my head molded over the last three years.”

The Buccaneers return six starters each on offense and defense along with the returning kicker and punter. Thirteen Blinn players signed with Division I schools - five of those very late in the year, complicating a challenging schedule that features only three home games.

Quarterback Terrance Cain, an Honorable Mention All-American last year, returns to lead the offense. Cain's 71.1 percent completion rate set a NJCAA record last season. Cain will have the benefit of working behind a huge offensive line with an average weight of more than 300 lbs. And with seasoned players at receiver, tight end, and running back he should be able to open up the offense.

Veterans including a returner from the 2006 national championship team will hold the line on defense while freshmen in the secondary will be tested.
“There are tremendous leaders in this returning group and an abundance of talent in the freshman class,” Franchione said. “I’m impressed by their work ethic and their ability to listen and learn. That gets me excited about going into this season.”

Schedule:

NJCAA Poll: http://www.njcaa.org/sports.cfm?sid=11&divid=0&gender=m&slid=5&menu=2
Blinn Football: http://www.blinn.edu/Buccaneer/athletics/Football/index.htm

July 29, 2008  

Three Blinn Bucs named Pre-Season All-Americans

Blinn College quarterback Terrance Cain, linebacker Prentice Joseph, and kicker Brad Hicks will lead the nationally-ranked Buccaneers into the 2008 season as Second Team Pre-Season All-American selections.

Cain was named Honorable Mention All-American and First Team All-Conference following the 2007 season after setting a NJCAA record last season with a 71.1 percent completion rate. He led the Southwest Junior College Football Conference with 2,185 passing yards completing 178 of 290 passes including 22 touchdowns.

After being injured in 2007, Joseph returns as the only remaining player from the 2006 National Championship team. Hicks started every game in 2007.

April 11, 2008

Former Blinn College offensive lineman Tony Burson, now at Midwestern State University, has been named to the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society.

The society comprises college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 grade point average or better. A total of 439 players from 226 schools qualified for  membership in the society’s second year, an increase of more than 25 percent from the inaugural class in 2007.

Qualifications for membership include being a starter or a significant substitute in one’s last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III or an NAIA college or university; achieving the minimum 3.2 cumulative GPA throughout entire course of undergraduate study and meeting all NCAA- mandated progress towards degree requirements.

Burson, a graduate of Katy High School, played for the Buccaneers in 2004 and 2005.

Bucs are National Champions!

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Blinn College (Texas) finished its 2006 football campaign with a 19-6 victory over previously second-ranked Pearl River Community College (Miss.) in the Pilgrims Pride Bowl Classic on Dec. 9. The Buccaneers closed out the season with a perfect 12-0 record and was awarded with the No. 1 ranking in the final NJCAA Football Poll of the 2006 season.

The Buccaneers of Blinn College were led this season by First-Team NJCAA All-American running back Bernard Scott, who led the NJCAA with 1,892 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns. He averaged 154.4 yards per game and rushed for 193 yards on 22 caries and a touchdown in their bowl victory over Pearl River.

Blinn also boasted the best defense in the nation this year. The Buc's gave up just 129 yards of offense a game. They were monsters against the run, allowing a mere 39 rushing yards a game from their opponents. Three Blinn defenders were named NJCAA All-Americans this season: Ryan Moutan (DB, First-Team), Walner Leandre (DB, Second-Team) and Alex Cook (DE, Second-Team).