By Kory GuidrySports Reporter In year two of the Jake Spavital era, the Texas State Bobcats are entering a season with more anticipation of where the future of the program is heading than in recent memory. Spavital will be taking over the play-calling duties for the offensive unit that struggled in 2019. Last season, the strength of the Bobcats team was their defense; they allowed the fewest passing yards of […]
By Nicholas BradySports Reporter After a 3-9 season in head coach Jake Spavital’s first season at the helm of the Texas State Bobcat football program in 2019, the Bobcats return to the field this Saturday versus SMU. This year's Bobcat football team has a very different look from the year prior. Spavital and his staff have recruited several transfers from major Division I and junior college programs to accelerate the […]
By Josh OrozcoAssistant Sports Director Opportunity seized. In a route opposite to the Power 5 schools, the Sun Belt conference plans to play their original 12-game schedules, as first reported by Keff Ciardello of the Austin American-Statesman. https://twitter.com/Keff_C/status/1290253069335310336?cxt=HHwWgMC1wZOV8-cjAAAA Sun Belt teams will move forward with a 12-game schedule consisting of four non-conference matchups and eight conference games. Before the news, Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana, Louisiana-Monroe […]
By Reilly LowAssistant Sports Director The Bobcat Club hosted a Zoom meeting with Texas State head football coach Jake Spavital last Thursday addressing fan-submitted questions regarding last years’ improvements, the future of the football program and more. Host Brant Freeman started off the interview with questions about current events in our world today and how that has affected the upcoming 2020 football season. COVID-19 prevented the Bobcats from having 10 […]
By Gage SuttonSports Director In late April, former Texas State Bobcat Frankie Griffin agreed to sign as an undrafted, free agent with the Green Bay Packers. Griffin played outside linebacker for the maroon and gold, but signed as a safety with the Packers to help a very young secondary in Titletown. The Packers are one of the most historic franchises and have been one of the most consistent in the […]
By Adam Keehn Sports Reporter Just as recruiting heated up and spring practices were beginning, college campuses all over the United States were shut down due to COVID-19, leaving the future of college sports in a place of uncertainty. The novel coronavirus has brought about new challenges in the way of academics and the handling of recruitment, including how conditioning and practices will be made up to keep the program […]
By Garrett Martin Sports Director Today Texas State Football would’ve held the annual spring game at Jim Wacker Field. The game pits two intrasquad Bobcat teams to compete against each other to display skill development and improvement over practices during the months of March and April. Due to the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the last spring practice concluded on March 12 before spring break. The team has yet to […]
By Garrett MartinSports Director Texas State Athletics announced Thursday that the 32nd annual Bobcat Bonanza is postponed until further notice. The announcement came recently but the decision to postpone was made “A while ago,” according to Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director Travis Comer. “Several weeks ago we came to this conclusion,” Comer said. “Our goal here is not to cancel it but to reschedule or postpone this event to sometime […]
By Jacob Staires Sports Reporter Chapter two of the Jake Spavital era began Tuesday morning with the beginning of spring football practices. The atmosphere and look of the roster are already starting to take shape for the future of this Bobcat program. “It feels good to be back out there,” Spavital said. “New team, new identity… it has been good to change the culture and get these kids behind what […]
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