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UTPB will indeed have football in 2016

By Joshua Weaver jweaver@oaoa.com 432-333-7791

Posted 4 hours ago UTPB President David Watts had the answer to the question he said he’s heard over and over again during his 14-year tenure. And he got to deliver the news with balloons. Watts announced that the university reached its initial fundraising goal of $9.5 million through private and commercial donations and received final approval to field a NCAA Division II football team, which will begin play in September of 2016.

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