Reminder: Tomorrow (Tuesday) @1972pub.bsky.social is hosting a fan party for AUSL’s Volts. The team will play its home games at Dell Diamond this year. The women’s-sports-focused bar is on The Drag (Guadalupe St.) by UT.

FYI, Zilker Belts’ 2021 #AustinFC collab is among their belts on sale this month. Kids belt ($48) available in both sizes and adult belt ($75) available in 30, 32, 42, 44, 46. (Remember you want a belt 2” longer than your waist/pant size.) Another green belt, “Save Muny,” is available in all sizes.

ICYMI- Newly promoted MNUFC HC adds former #AustinFC HC to his staff. Austin hosts MNUFC in season opener. (Knowles was interim HC in 2024-opening-win at Austin.) Also, former ATXFC GK coach Preston Burpo has joined Houston staff, where Wolff served last season.

Some $17 options for the guys. Free shipping. Code JANUARY50 expires Thursday. Tack on code FAVEFINDS20. Four verde variations. Available sizes vary. #AustinFC www.ebay.com/itm/15687975...

First 2026 preseason media session for #AustinFC. Nico immediately addresses a key departure, heading to Europe... www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGJ_...

First college teammates of 2026!

Sunday in the Big 12.

I use it to upgrade older smart TVs by plugging it into the ARC HDMI, overriding the older TV software. Right now it’s not much more $ than replacing an old Roku remote.

Tomorrow’s the last day of a 50% off sale on the Roku Streaming Stick Plus ($20 Amzn, Target, BB, Home Depot, etc.) or $16 for the basic Streaming Stick. Pays for itself with 3-month Apple TV offer (redeem by 1/19/26)*, covering the first couple months of #AustinFC. *Some Apple accounts ineligible

Just about set for my final soccer broadcast of 2025. NCAA Division II Men’s National Championship in Colorado Springs.

Day 1 drama in Colorado Springs for the women’s semis. Back at it tomorrow with the men’s semis.

The office for the next four days as we crown men’s and women’s national champions in Division II.

Today’s office.

Fun start to the day, helping the FOX 7 Good Day Austin crew preview today's FIFA World Cup draw. (These folks wake up even earlier than American fans watching European soccer.) It was a jam-packed 90 minutes (no extra time), including a variety of other members of the #AustinFC community.

I was paired with a lot of great teammates again in 2025. Look forward to the handful of games we still have together this month before hitting the reset button for 2026. Happy Holidays from the "Family."

A little more B.S. on today’s Spurs broadcast than usual.

Have a great Thanksgiving, everyone. Safe travels...

In Waco as #15 Baylor hosts LA Tech. We go live 2pm CT on ESPN+. (Apparently, today is the busiest day for traveling, so there could be a lot of whistles.)

Office hours.

Still sore. (Mainly, the cheeks.) #AustinFC

Work.

Lots of fun in Austin tonight as two of the five winningest D1 programs all-time collided. Highlights via @espn.com:

Today’s office.

𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝙀-𝙁𝙊𝙍-𝙏𝙃𝙍𝙀𝙀 🏆🏆🏆

Got to break this out today. It’s been a minute.

Monday's full comments from #AustinFC president re: 2026 MLS/Apple TV change and 2027 MLS calendar change. Perk: 2026 season ticket holders will get Apple TV for free (Ted Lasso, Severance, MLB, F1, and every MLS match).

✅ Friday in Texas for NCAA postseason soccer with Katie. ✅ Saturday in West Virginia for college rugby semifinal with @patmoroney.bsky.social.

Not ideal.

Major League Soccer and Apple today announced that beginning in 2026, all MLS matches will be available to stream for Apple TV subscribers at no additional cost. www.mlssoccer.com/news/major-l...

As part of the shift, the 2027–28 MLS regular season will kick off in mid-to-late July 2027 and conclude with the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs in May 2028. MLS will observe a midwinter break from mid-December through early February, with no league matches scheduled in January.

Yesterday wrapped a great four-day stretch. Way too many ties, though, despite only one soccer match.

Never too-soon in the season for a theme game. Getting Wicked in Waco as #16 Baylor gets set for its home opener, fresh off its big win over Duke in Paris. We’ve got Lions (no tigers) and Bears 2:00 PM CT on ESPN app. #Big12WBB

Championship-winner. #Big12SOC

Closing in on crowning a champion in the Big 12. We’ve got Kansas and BYU coming up 7:00 PM CT on ESPN+

Back courtside with Andrea for #4 Texas and #25 Richmond on SECN+.

Fun four-day stretch coming up. TBD whether I-35 and I are on speaking terms afterwards.

Fun start to my basketball schedule. Back at it with a top 25 clash Friday in Austin. Highlights from @espn.com:

Hoop Szn. Alongside the national champ Fran Harris for the season opener as #4 Texas hosts UIW. 7:00 PM on SECN+

Thank you. #AustinFC

Back home with friends. #AustinFC

Leveling a series > Leveling a match #AustinFC back home Sunday with a chance to force a decisive Game 3.

Leveling a series > Leveling a match #AustinFC back home Sunday with a chance to force a decisive Game 3.

There are only two Major League Baseball play-by-play jobs in the country of Canada. They are held by a father and son. Both very talented, but not necessarily a feel-good story. (Obviously, this is not limited to our industry.) #WorldSeries

Incredibly difficult #Big12SOC field this year. Kansas #14 RPI is just the 7-seed in the 8-team tournament. All 8 teams top 33 RPI: #4 TCU, #7 Colorado, #9 WVU, #14 KU, #15 Baylor, #17 TxTech, #26 UCF, #33 BYU Entire tournament on ESPN+.

Reminder to sports teams: It is not a Media Day if the media wasn’t included. You are having an Internal Collection of Digital Visual Assets for Use Throughout the Season on Different Platforms Day.

Someone please go to fan services and request that the PA announce for Dale Austin to come find his family. #AustinFC

#AustinFC begins its 2nd-ever MLS playoff journey tonight. In ‘22, Owen made his 1st MLS start in a win at LAFC. The then-17-year-old came off the bench that year in the WCF at LAFC. Now 20, Owen is ATX’s top scorer & 1 of 5 players remaining from the WCF lineup. We go live 7:30p CT on Alt 97.5 FM.

#AustinFC has scored first in four of the last five meetings with LAFC (the exception was 2024 Leagues Cup). The team that scores first in the all-time series is 11-0-2t. Austin was 14-1-2t in all competitions this year when scoring first. The lone loss was Decision day.

A bit has changed for #AustinFC and LAFC in three years.

While the club’s first-ever loss was at LAFC (2021), #AustinFC subsequently has only lost one regular season match at LAFC (2023 Bouanga hat trick), 2-2-1t all-time. Austin, however, is 0-2 in knockout competitions played at LAFC (2022 WCF 0-3, 2024 Leagues Cup 0-2).