Sul Ross State University
Sul Ross State University in Far West Texas boasts a combination of small class sizes, an appreciation of both fine arts and the sciences and popular professional programs in a relaxed, friendly environment. Where is Sul Ross? The university, comprising 647 acres in Alpine, Texas, boasts a beautiful 93-acre main campus of exquisitely-detailed buildings and enjoys perhaps the most temperate climate in the state. Its situation in the Davis Mountains overlooks the center of the city below, yet it remains within easy reach of many local stores and restaurants. The university also has a 468-acre working ranch that serves its animal science programs. Rio Grande College The university has three satellite campuses in Del Rio, Uvalde and Eagle Pass, collectively known as Rio Grande College. SRSU and Rio Grande College are part of The Texas State University System, the largest college system in the state after the University of Texas and Texas A&M systems.www.sulross.edu
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Sep 11, 2026
Carson JeffreyGUEST
And then it, uh, you know, kept going smaller and smaller, but, um, so that was the original way back in the day when, when they started going out there and they actually moved to Sanderson, which is the town down the road from Dryden, my grandparents did.
Carson JeffreyGUEST
And then my uncle and aunt, um, they moved out there as well, went to college at soul Ross there in Alpine.
Carson JeffreyGUEST
And, uh, so we were always back and forth as a little kid going to that.
Carson JeffreyGUEST
And then Mr. Allen, uh, that the family sold that place and, uh, I don't know, probably like right around 2000 or something, somewhere right in there.
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Carson JeffreyGUEST
I could be wrong, but –
JB ZielkeHOST
Yeah, because it's – I mean, people kind of forget that, you know, how big Texas is.
JB ZielkeHOST
Like, how far would it be for you to go from here to, like, Salt Ross or go out to Alpine and rodeo out there?
Carson JeffreyGUEST
Alpine from here is – I mean, if you were pulling a horse trailer and everything, it might take you – you know, nine hours or something.
Amanda McGowanHOST
This is Victoria Contreras.
Amanda McGowanHOST
She's an archivist at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas.
Amanda McGowanHOST
Victoria spends a lot of time at the library.
Amanda McGowanHOST
It is, after all, her job.
Amanda McGowanHOST
I'm Amanda MacGowan, and this is Atlas Obscura, a celebration of the world's strange, incredible, and wondrous places.
Amanda McGowanHOST
For centuries, monks, hermits, and philosophers have retreated to the wilderness to do their deepest thinking.
Amanda McGowanHOST
That tradition continues today in Alpine, Texas, at Sul Ross State University, with a desk and a chair stolen from a nearby dorm room put on top of a mountain.
Amanda McGowanHOST
That story after this.
Neil SperryHOST
And I'm very grateful that somewhere out there there was a biological mother who chose to give me up for adoption and Very fortunate that Omer and Lois Sperry adopted me and put me in a college professor's home.
Neil SperryHOST
I got to grow up in Alpine for two years at Sol Ross, and then the rest of my growing up years in College Station at Texas A&M University, and I'm proud to say that that was my upbringing.
Neil SperryHOST
So I'd like to talk a little bit about the adopted animals.
Neil SperryHOST
that we hope to get adopted.
Alan WartesGUEST
ended up going to junior college.
Alan WartesGUEST
And ended up, a few years later, he was out at Sol Ross, and Sol Ross beat us
Kyle MaxfieldHOST
at Hardin-Simmons.
Kyle MaxfieldHOST
They
Arnie ArnesenHOST
So you have the University of West Alabama, numero uno.
Arnie ArnesenHOST
Number two, Sul Ross State University in Texas.
Arnie ArnesenHOST
Georgia Southwestern State University, number three.
Arnie ArnesenHOST
University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky, number four.
AdrianHOST
Well, and they never, I mean, was the largest games that they played at home? I mean, in Texas? Look at their Texas schedule.
AdrianHOST
It was Sol Ross, PV, Texas Wayne.
AdrianHOST
I mean, Lamar, UIW, like who had a big crowd? So, yeah, they haven't gone on that road trip
JaredHOST
with an actual proper hostile, some
Jared KalmasHOST
Well, and they never, I mean, was the largest games that they played at home? I mean, in Texas? Look at their Texas schedule.
Jared KalmasHOST
It was Sol Ross, PV, Texas Wayne.
Jared KalmasHOST
I mean, Lamar, UIW, like who had a big crowd? So, yeah, they haven't gone on that road trip
Adrian BroaddusHOST
with an
AdrianHOST
Well, and they never, I mean, was the largest games that they played at home? I mean, in Texas? Look at their Texas schedule.
AdrianHOST
It was Sol Ross, PV, Texas Wayne.
AdrianHOST
I mean, Lamar, UIW, like who had a big crowd? So, yeah, they haven't gone on that road trip
Jared KalmusHOST
with an
Ross HecoxHOST
So you just went...
Ross HecoxHOST
You went to Sol Ross.
Ross HecoxHOST
Yeah.
Ross HecoxHOST
Went there for a little bit.
Mike CravenHOST
It reminds me of UIW when Eric Morris kind of got there.
Mike CravenHOST
When Eric Morris got hired at UIW, I could have argued it was the hardest job in the state of Texas outside of maybe Sol Ross.
Mike CravenHOST
Lamar was very much in that same vein.
Mike CravenHOST
Beaumont, not necessarily a growing metropolis, had not won a lot of games, was hard to get players in there.
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