Copyright 2014 KRTS-FM. To see more, visit http://www.marfapublicradio.org/ . Listen here: http://wfae.org/post/energy-boom-helps-texas-commuter-school-launch-football-program Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: And there's a bit of a boom in college football this year. A dozen colleges have added football programs that are now competing in the NCAA - a record number of new teams. And now as Tom Michael of West Texas Public Radio reports, even commuter colleges, satellite campuses of bigger universities, are getting into the game. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) W. DAVID WATTS: I am privileged and honored to make an announcement about football at UTPB. Yes, you may applaud. (APPLAUSE) TOM MICHAEL, BYLINE: That's the president of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin earlier this fall, announcing the launch of the school's new football team. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED MAN: (Singing) Fight'n Falcons, mighty falcons. MICHAEL: The schoo
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