Ranked #10

The Texas A&M-Kingsville football team received its highest preseason rating heading into the 2010 season when USA Today put them at No. 10 on Tuesday in their Special Edition College Football Preview Magazine.

TheJavelinas are coming off a 9-3 season in which they won the Lone Star Conference and advanced to the NCAA Division II Playoffs. They are one of four LSC teams appearing in the poll. The others are Abilene Christian (No. 6), West Texas A&M (No. 13) and Midwestern State (No. 17).

The Javelinas are led First Team all-LSC and First Team Daktronics Super Region Four running back Fred “Hollywood” Winborn (N. Hollywood, CA/Grant HS) on offense and safety DeIra Glover (Hempstead/Hempstead HS) on defense. Winborn rushed for 1,295 yards and scored 19 touchdowns, both top marks in the conference. Glover led the team with 89 tackles, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and four defensive touchdowns.

The Javelinas will be tested in the season opener when they head to 2009 National Champion and Preseason No. 1 Northwest Missouri State on Thursday, September 2.