Coach Zac Spavital Looks to Take Advantage of a Veteran Defense

By Jacob StairesSports Reporter With a brand new coaching staff this season for Texas State football, the question has to be asked: how will the defensive staff look to take advantage of having a veteran defense for the upcoming season? Defensive coordinator Zac Spavital, senior linebacker Bryan London, and senior cornerback JaShon Waddy have the insight into the progression and the goals of the defense going into this season. Coach […]

August 16, 2019 104

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Coach Stitt is Confident in His Starting Quarterback, Whoever That May Be

By Jude McClarenAssistant Sports Director While there have been a lot of storylines following Texas State Football this fall, the one question everyone is still asking is who will be Texas State’s starting quarterback? Luckily for Bobcat fans, that question has been answered — in part. After this past Saturday’s scrimmage, head coach Jake Spavital announced that junior Gresch Jensen and sophomore Tyler Vitt would be apart of an “ongoing […]

August 14, 2019 52

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Coach Berger Preaches Consistency, Physicality and Relationships

By Josephfer WilliamsSports Reporter In the Bobcats new-look offense, head coach Jake Spavital looks to transform the tight end position into a vertical threat. Tight end coach Morris Berger preached the importance of consistency and physicality from the tight end position. “We’ve got to get more physical,” Berger said. “We do some nice things in the pass game or have the ability to, we have some athletic guys, we have […]

August 12, 2019 48

Texas State defensive end Ishmael Davis celebrates on the field during a football matchup against a non-conference opponent.

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Coach Jackson and Defensive Line “Revel” in Continuity and Young Talent

By Jude McClarenAssistant Sports Director Ahead of their final practices of fall camp, the Texas State football team took the field for a scrimmage that put the Bobcats in multiple game time situations. Head coach Jake Spavital has made crucial in-game capacities a core part of team practices throughout fall camp. The defensive line has been considered to be “in the trenches” ahead of their season opener in less than […]

August 10, 2019 90

Coach McGuire talks on the podium about the progress of the offensive line from the Spring game to the present.

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McGuire Looks to Make a Lasting Impact on the Offensive Line

By Connor MacKinnonAssistant Sports Director As fall camp for the Bobcats begins to progress into its third week, coach Clay McGuire talked about how far the offensive line has developed since the spring game just a few months ago. In addition to coach McGuire’s thoughts on the offensive line, senior Aaron Brewer and junior lineman Reece Jordan share their insight into playing for McGuire. If there’s an area of concern […]

August 9, 2019 45

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Coach Antoine and Receivers Continue to Improve Under New Offense

By Jude McClarenAssistant Sports Director As the Bobcats finished up their second week of fall camp, there is one position group that seems to be keeping the entire team motivated, and that’s the Texas State wide receivers. Considering wide receivers coach Ron Antoine is the only coach on staff not new to San Marcos, it seems Jake Spavital’s decision to keep the master recruiter and husband to the head women’s […]

August 9, 2019 51

“Strength of the Unit” is in bold maroon letters at the top of Texas State’s press conference room.

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Whitworth Coaching the Rushing Charge

By Garrett MartinSports Director Heading into Jake Spavital’s first season as Texas State’s head football coach, there are a lot of areas of uncertainty. In the midst of all this unpredictability, one group of players has made Coach Spavital’s job much easier; the running backs. After the Bobcats spring game this April, Spavital said that the “running backs jump off the tape a little bit”, in response to the running […]

August 7, 2019 64

New Texas State football head coach Jake Spavital represents the Bobcats along with Aaron Brewer and Bryan London II during the Sun Belt Football Media Day in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Texas State Participates in 2019 Sun Belt Media Day

By Joshua Orozco Assistant Sports Director With the 150th anniversary of college football approaching, the Sun Belt conference kicked off the 2019 season during media day in New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday, July 22. Level of competitiveness throughout the league is expected to be “strong,” according to new Sun Belt Commissioner Keith Gill. The Sun Belt ranks highest amongst group of five conferences in bowl winning percentage at 55% last […]

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Head Coach Jake Spavital at the podium talking about the Spring game during the post-game conference.

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Bobcats Show Potential in Spring Game

By DeShaun Hartley, Jude McClaren and Connor MacKinnonSports Reporters With all the hype surrounding Texas State Football, the student athletes finally were able to put their talents into fruition. A new head coach, a new system and a new atmosphere. The maroon and gold marched onto the field with a confidence that this team has not seen in seasons’ past. This game was opened to the public, which allowed fans […]

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