Malone back with Wildcats -- as a coach
Billy Malone, the Lone Star Conference's all-time leading passer, is back with the Abilene Christian University football team. Malone, the team's starting quarterback for four seasons, won't be playing. He'll be assisting offensive coordinator Ken Collums with the quarterbacks while he finishes his degree. Malone still needs six hours to graduate.
Sam Collins, named the best lineman in Division II football last season, also will help out as an assistant coach this season. Collins was the team's starting center last year.
It'll be interesting to see how the offense pans out this year. The Wildcats lost a lot of firepower on offense. It should be a big battle at quarterback, as Cooper graduate Zach Stewart, Clark Harrell and Mitchell Gale fight it out for the starting job. Then there's the running back spot. Transfers Reggie Brown and Justin Johnson should keep the chains moving. But what about the passing game? Edmund Gates, the team's leading receiver and rusher, gives the team some experience, but the rest of the receiving corps is relatively untested. Expect some transfers to play a big role in the receiving department.
ACU begins practice at 4 p.m. Thursday at the school's practice field. The Wildcats have three weeks to get their act together before opening the season against Northwest Missouri State University on Aug. 27 in a nationally televised game from Shotwell Stadium.
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