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Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Center Mario Benavides of the Lousiville Cardinals, a former standout at Los Fresnos, has been named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, presented to the most outstanding center in college football.

Monday, April 30, 2012  McAllen alum Nick Garza signed to play football at UTSA 2 years ago, but an arm injury kept him off the field. Now Garza is switching sports and schools, transferring to Hibbing College in Minnesota and playing basketball for the Cardinals.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  The greatest quarterback in the history of the McAllen Memorial program signed to play at Army, and the Mustangs faithful threw a big party for the newest Black Knight, Matthew Kaufmann.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  Ohio State's Jim Tressel resigns as football coach amid NCAA violations, sanctions

Wednesday, September 15, 2010  Los Fresnos alumnus Justin Springer had the best game of his college career Saturday, registering 15 tackles in a win over Georgia Tech, and earning the Big 12 defensive player of the week award in the process.

Sunday, August 29, 2010  UT-San Antonio adds another RGV standout to their football roster, as Sharyland alum Mike Sanchez transfers from the University of Houston to the Larry Coker's Roadrunners squad.