The McNeese State Cowboys are composed of 14 teams representing McNeese State University in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, golf, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball and football. Women's sports include volleyball, tennis, soccer, and softball. The Cowboys compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southland Conference.
Here’s a look at a few names who could conceivably land the job ... No ... Huggins was recently a candidate for the vacancy at McNeese State after Will Wade left for North Carolina State, but the Cowboys went with Baylor assistant coach Bill Armstrong ... .
When the Cowboys arrived for their morning scrimmage, they were greeted with darkness, as a power outage turned off their lights ... When McNeese took the field, it rained off and on ... The Cowboys looked ...
It didn’t take long for Bill Armstrong to put his stamp on McNeese State... The 6-9 Brewer redshirted last season at McNeese. That leaves McNeese needing big bodies as Armstrong builds his first roster with the Cowboys.
The Cowboys are a bit of a surprise midway through the season, posting impressive offense and pitching numbers ... The Cowboys are a combination of many new pieces, including outfielder Larry Edwards, who is in his first year at McNeese.
Armstrong takes helm of Cowboys. Looking to keep the ball rolling, McNeese State hired a top Will Wade assistant, hoping it would mean the basketball doesn’t fall far from the hoop ... McNeese is Armstrong’s first college head coaching job.
Purdue 76, McNeese 62 ...WEST LAFAYETTE — Did McNeese State just set up Purdue basketball for its next NCAA Tournament challenge?. The Cowboys were buried early by the Boilermakers' outside shooting.
However, he started the news conference with McNeese ... Wade did a lot for McNeese, too ... The Cowboys made two straight NCAA Tournaments for the first time and even won that historic game, turning the McNeese name into a national brand.
Just hours after North Carolina State introduced former Cowboys’ head basketball coach Will Wade as their new man, McNeese announced his replacement ... McNeese will receive a $1 million buyout from NC State for releasing Wade from his contract.
Wade became the first McNeese coach to win an NCAA Tournament game when his Cowboys upset 12th-ranked Clemon last Thursday in the first round of the MidwestRegional in Providence, R.I ... Wade sounded like he wanted to stay close to the McNeese program.
McNeese State had to sweat it out, but they held on to defeat No ... McNeese State vs ... Another reason to believe that McNeese State has a chance to stick with Purdue is that the Cowboys should be comfortable playing at Purdue’s preferred pace.
Wade led McNeese to a historic NCAA Tournament run this past ... In two seasons at McNeese, Wade led the Cowboys to a 50-9 overall record and two Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles.