September 1, 2015, the school had become active Division II members.
== Notable alumni ==
Mike Adenuga, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Tim Albin, college football coach
Odie Armstrong, professional football player
Vaughn Ary, United States Marine Corps lawyer
Patrick Crayton, professional football player
John B. Doolin, judge
Stockton Graves, professional rodeo steer wrestler and college rodeo coach
Mike Hargrove, professional baseball player and manager
Samuel W. Hayes, judge
Joe L. Heaton, judge
Greg Johnson (American football coach), college football coach
Ronnie Jones (American football), professional and college football coach
Lewis Kamas, politician
Harold Keith, author
A. DeWade Langley, law enforcement officer
Ron Moore, professional football player
Chip Myers, professional football player
Gaylon Nickerson, professional basketball player
Harvey Harlow Nininger, meteoriticist
Lynn Scott, professional football player
Brian Sochia, professional football player
Bill Overstreet, politician
Mark Steffen, …