Stadium Reviews

The Carter, as it is sometimes called, has been home to two claimed football national championships (1935 and 1938), one Heisman Trophy winner in Davey O’Brien, and scores of All-Americans and all-time greats, including Sammy Baugh and LaDainian Tomlinson. The stadium name is in honor of Amon G. Carter, a prominent Fort Worth businessman, newspaper publisher, and city booster in 1930.

The gameday atmosphere in Lubbock is top notch. The Red Raiders have averaged more than 55.000 fans per game since at least 2015, ranking in the top 30 nationally and consistently playing games at well above 90% capacity. Fans can get loosened up and game ready by visiting one of two tailgating areas.

Paul Scherer Memorial Stadium in Richmond, TX opened on August 27, 2026, and serves as a home field for local high school football programs, including the Terry Rangers. The facility was built right next to Gene Tomas High School, and allows the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) to split games between the new venue and Traylor Memorial Stadium, the Rangers' prior home venue.

Kyle Field is the original home of the 12th Man. Texas A&M has owned the trademark since 1990, but the tradition dates back to 1922. That year, Texas A&M played Centre College, the number 1-ranked team in the country. The Aggies suffered so many injuries during the game that Coach Bible feared he wouldn’t have enough players to finish the contest, so he called former player E. King Gill down to the sideline.

This season, Schreiner University brought back its long-dormant football program. Once the home of Pro Football Hall of Famer Raymond Berry, the Schreiner Mountaineers returned to Division III play in 2026 for the first time since the 1950s.

While moving up the ranks, the UIW Cardinals settled at the NCAA FCS level as members of the Southland Conference. Beginning in 2018 the team has gone on a tear, winning four Southland Conference championships.

La Moderna Field, formerly known as The Depot at Cleburne Station, is a multi-use facility for the city of Cleburne, Texas. The facility opened on May 18, 2017, at a cost of $20.7 million. The opening of the 1,750 fixed-seat ballpark brought professional baseball back to Cleburne after a 95-year absence.

The Flying Bison’s inaugural season was the summer of 2024 as a charter member of the Mid America League. After two successful seasons of leading this upstart league in attendance and fan engagement, the Bison accepted an invitation to join the more established and higher regarded TCL prior to the 2026 summer campaign.

At Dell Diamond, the Volts have built a strong fan base, setting a Texas softball attendance record last season with over 6,500 fans in attendance. The AUSL and the Volts now have a historic partnership with Major League Baseball, as well as a television deal with ESPN, to give the league and its teams even more prominence.

ACU athletics competes at the NCAA Division I level, with its baseball team competing in the Western Athletic Conference. The baseball program, formed in 1955, competed at the NAIA and NCAA Division II levels until being disbanded in 1978. Thanks to fundraising efforts by MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan, however, the baseball program was reinstated in 1991.

Fresh off an appearance in the 2025-26 NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs announced on June 22nd that they will be returning a lost tradition to their sidelines in time for next season. The San Antonio Silver Dancers, the club’s dance team, were established in 1991, but has been on hiatus for the past eight seasons.

With Major League Baseball taking a firmer hand over the minor leagues and teams’ stadiums, the Wolff’s days are sadly numbered. A new ballpark is in the planning stages in downtown San Antonio, and momentum in the community has everyone hopeful that it will get done in the not too distant future.

The Charles Schwab Challenge is played at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Although 2019 was Charles Schwab’s first year being the sponsor in Fort Worth, Colonial Country Club first hosted the US Open in 1941.

As an anchor to Amarillo’s downtown scene, Hodgetown is a beautiful setting for its passionate fans.

In 2018 the Byron Nelson tournament celebrated its 50th Anniversary. The links course in Southeast Dallas wasn’t a good match for the players or the fans, so three years later the tournament moved to its current location at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.

On Monday, June 1, the Dallas Mavericks announced they may have found the next location for their new home. CBS News reported the team is pursuing the purchase of the former site of the Valley View Mall in north Dallas for their new arena and entertainment hub.

Globe Life Field is home to Major League Baseball’s American League Texas Rangers – the Rangers organization began in 1972 when the Washington Senators relocated to Arlington, Texas. Globe Life Field is a retractable roof stadium that opened in 2020 with a seating capacity of just over 40,000.

Just in time for the impending 2026-27 season, the Houston Texans will play their home games at a place with a very familiar name. The Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation recently approved changing the name back to Reliant Stadium, and the area around the venue back to Reliant Park.

The Texas Christian University baseball team is a member of the Big 12 Conference. The baseball team plays their home games at Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium at Williams-Reilly Field located on the TCU campus in Fort Worth, Texas. Lupton Stadium is named for Charlie and Marie Lupton in recognition of a $2 million gift from the Brown-Lupton Foundation, of which Charlie was a founder back in 1944.

On April 8, the Harris County-Houston Sports Authority approved a $180 million renovation to Toyota Center. Located in downtown Space City, Toyota Center is home to the NBA’s Houston Rockets, and will be the home of the returning Houston Comets of the WNBA in time for the 2027-28 season.