Sun Belt Conference to Hold Football Conference Championship in 2018

Sun Belt Conference to Hold Football Conference Championship in 2018

By Eddie Lerma Assistant Sports Director The Sun Belt Conference announced that it will hold a football championship game beginning with the 2018 season. Ten schools will more than likely lineup for a full round-robin, regular season competition between all members of the conference and a championship between the top two teams of the conference. The Sun Belt was the last FBS conference in the NCAA to install a football championship. “This is a […]

June 20, 2016 84

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Bobcat Stadium Gets Cooler Turf

By Russell Ramsey Sports Reporter Bobcat Stadium has installed a new artificial turf designed to keep the field 35 degrees cooler than traditional turf. The FieldTurf Revolution 360 is an impressive enough playing surface that the Seattle Seahawks use it for their home field. Bobcat Stadium is the only football field in Texas with a FieldTurf Revolution 360 playing field, creating a different type of home field advantage. All of the […]

June 17, 2016 78

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Spring Football is Coming to End

By Kiersten Ehr Sports Contributor “Effort, effort, effort. Find a way to get better.” These are the words that Associate Head Coach-Linebackers Coach John Wiley shouts at the start of spring camp practice to the players who are proving themselves to hopefully be chosen to play during fall season. Blasting in the background are the lyrics, “Say your prayers little one, don’t forget, my son, to include everyone” from the famous “Enter Sandman” from […]

April 12, 2016 501

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Tyler Jones Is Favored to Be the Starting Quarterback This Fall

By Eddie Lerma Sports Reporter SAN MARCOS - Tyler Jones has been competing for his starting quarterback position since Everett Withers got hired in January. Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks coach Brett Elliott said on Monday’s post practice interview that after seeing the quarterbacks in the spring game he would expect Tyler Jones to be the starter in the fall. “Tyler has done a pretty good job this spring, picking up […]

April 11, 2016 70

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Bobcats Face Each Other in Maroon and Gold Spring Game

By Jason Harris Bobcat Radio Executive Producer The Texas State football team took the field at Bobcat Stadium on Saturday for their annual Maroon-Gold Spring Game to showcase to the fans what the new era of Bobcat football has in store. Despite bad weather in the area, eager fans gathered in Bobcat Stadium to have their first look what the football team looks like under new head coach Everett Withers. […]

April 10, 2016 57

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Changes Continue for Bobcats

By Anthony Balladares KTSW Sports Contributor Changing a culture isn’t easy but if Monday’s practice was indicative of anything, it is that sometimes change is necessary. The best part is it isn’t difficult to see those changes on the practice field for the Texas State Bobcats Football team. Not more than 10 minutes into practice, you could hear the tides of change that were whimsically carried by the cool breezes that […]

April 6, 2016 43

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Changes Abound For Bobcats This Season

By Charles Reyna KTSW Sports Contributor The Bobcat football team is starting preparation for their spring game coming up on April 9th. Coach Everett Withers set the tone before practice started by making his players re-enter the field after they walked into practice with no emotion, hype or attitude. Some major changes this season will take place with the running backs and linebackers. With the loss of leading rusher Robert Lowe to […]

March 31, 2016 43

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Spring Practice Begins for Bobcat Football

By Eddie Lerma Sports Reporter SAN MARCOS, TX -- Texas State’s new head football coach, Everett Withers, started his spring practice with a lot of energy and the atmosphere could not be more exciting. The first spring practice for this Bobcat team was also the first time that Withers and his new coaching staff had seen any of the players handling a ball. The beginning of spring training also allowed any junior college […]

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