Arkansas Tech is 4-2 with five games remaining in the 2024 football regular season with six games remaining.
This is the Wonderboys' best record at this point in the season since 2017, which was also the year that Arkansas Tech recorded its most recent championship in a football season.
ATU Head Football Coach Kyle Shipp prepares the Wonder Boys for a game against the University of Arkansas at Monticello Ball Weevils on Saturday, October 1st at 4:00 PM at Convoy Leslie Cotton Ball Stadium in Monticello. In the midst of this, he begs them to focus on improving the team. 19.
“We have guts,” Shipp said. “We've overcome a lot of obstacles…and a lot of that is because of the leadership of our seniors. As a result, our players believe in themselves and believe they can win football games. We've got to keep working and figuring out what our focus is each week. If we can do that, we could have a very successful year.”
UAM (2-4) is led by senior quarterback Demiron Brown, who has passed for 6,924 yards and 52 touchdowns and rushed for 2,700 yards and 31 touchdowns in his five-year career with the Vol Weevils. are.
Arkansas Tech fought back with its rushing attack, gaining over 200 yards in three of its four wins.
Last Saturday, junior Deuce Wise had 20 carries for 166 yards in the Wonder Boys' 29-19 homecoming win over Southwestern Oklahoma State. This is the highest single-game rushing total by an ATU player since Brian Allen carried 175 yards against Southern Nazarene University on September 22, 2018.
Live coverage of the ATU-UAM game will be available on KCJC 102.3 FM, the EAB Media Group app, and www.arkansastechsports.com.
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Tech Tidbits is a column written by Sam Strasner, ATU Director of University Relations and radio play-by-play voice for ATU football and basketball.
