Tarleton State University is a public university in Stephenville, Texas, founded in 1899 as John Tarleton Agricultural College and part of the Texas A&M University System. The Texans compete in the Western Athletic Conference at the Division I FBS level for football, having made the historic transition to FBS competition beginning with the 2023 season. Tarleton State offers over 200 degree programs across colleges including education, business, engineering, health sciences, agriculture, and the arts and sciences. The university's main campus in Stephenville — the "Cowboy Capital of the World" …