Dave Wilson

Cedar Park

Reporter at ESPN

ESPN CFB reporter. Lobby talker.

Articles

Jim Schlossnagle is at the center of the Texas-Texas A&M storm

2 weeks ago | espn.com | Dave Wilson

Texas and Texas A&M meeting in baseball for the first time as SEC rivals didn't need anything extra. It didn't need Texas coming in as No. 1. It didn't need the resurgent Aggies coming off wins over the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the country in back-to-back road series for the first time in school history. Because it already had Jim Schlossnagle in the center of the storm.
'I have a superpower now': Jack Bech leans on late brother's memory in pursuit of NFL dreams

4 weeks ago | espn.com | Dave Wilson

DAVE LeBLANC REMEMBERS when he saw Jack Bech practice for the first time at a middle school football camp. A strength and offensive line coach at St. Thomas More in Lafayette, Louisiana, since 1995, he has seen his share of talented players come through south Louisiana. But Bech stood out. "I have witnesses," LeBlanc said.
DeChambeau says Rory McIlroy too 'focused' for conversation

1 month ago | espn.com | Dave Wilson

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Sunday's marquee duel at the Masters between Bryson DeChambeau and Rory McIlroy started with fireworks but ended in silence. DeChambeau began Sunday's final round trailing McIlroy by two, then evened it up after the first hole when McIlroy made double-bogey. He took a one-shot lead on the second hole after making birdie. After four, McIlroy led by three shots and DeChambeau would get no closer all day -- on the scoreboard or in the banter between the two rivals.
'Bryson's in the backyard': A Masters contender comes to visit

1 month ago | espn.com | Dave Wilson

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Paul Pearman is used to a nonstop party on Masters week. The 64-year-old lifelong resident of Augusta has seen it all. Pearman, an eclectic artist whose home is more or less a museum on Lake Olmstead, is often at the center of the festivities. He knows his history, particularly when it comes to the local lore of Augusta National. An avid golfer, he's even built a world-class putting green in his backyard, with an impressive lighting array.
Bernhard Langer's last supper

1 month ago | espn.com | Dave Wilson

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- It took a trip through Amen Corner for Bernhard Langer to find religion. In 1985, the German won his first green jacket at Augusta National, used Jesus' name in vain in his champions' interview at Butler Cabin, then had an awakening days later at a Bible study in Hilton Head, South Carolina. In 1993, he won his second Masters on Easter Sunday at the mother church of American golf.
'An ordinary guy': What's John Daly doing at the Hooters in Augusta?

1 month ago | espn.com | Dave Wilson

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- On Monday, when Augusta National closed its gates to patrons because of inclement weather, golf fans still found a historic site to pay homage to golf history. Just a mile from Augusta's iconic Magnolia Lane, they wait in the rain -- young and old, foreign and domestic -- to pay pilgrimage. As Simon (and maybe Garfunkel) once said, they've all come to look for America. It's officially Masters week in Augusta.
Justin Rose needs just 22 putts, leads Masters by three shots

1 month ago | espn.com | Dave Wilson

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Justin Rose used a red-hot putter to grab a three-shot lead over a trio of players that included defending Masters champion Scottie Scheffler on Thursday at Augusta National, where Grand Slam-seeking Rory McIlroy ran into trouble late. Rose, twice a runner-up at the year's first major, needed just 22 putts en route to a 7-under 65 that equaled the Englishman's best start to a Masters. "It was a really good day's golf on a golf course that was a stern test," Rose said.
Jose Luis Ballester takes Masters potty break in Rae's Creek

1 month ago | espn.com | Dave Wilson

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Jose Luis Ballester made quite an impression on the fans in his first Masters appearance on Thursday. The 21-year-old Spaniard, who plays at Arizona State, was in need of a bathroom break and decided, when you gotta go, you gotta go. Ballester said he forgot there were bathrooms just to the left of the tee box on the 13th hole, so he ran down to the tributary to Rae's Creek and relieved himself while playing partner Justin Thomas was still on the 12th green.
R.C. Slocum is the 'last one of those guys'

1 month ago | thejefffoxshow.com | Dave Wilson

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R.C. Slocum is the 'last one of those guys'

1 month ago | espn.in | Dave Wilson

THERE'S A SAYING in Aggieland for those who aren't true believers: Highway 6 runs both ways. As in, if you don't like it here, don't let the door hit you on the way out. But for R.C. Slocum, all roads have always led to Texas A&M. He arrived in 1972 as a 27-year-old receivers coach, and this Jan. 2, at 80, he officially retired. During those 53 years, he left a giant maroon thumbprint on football in Texas.