By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter The palpable energy and wave of confidence that Head Coach Jake Spavital exuded at his welcoming press conference would leave people doubting that this was Spavital’s first introductory press conference as a head coach. The … Continue reading Head Coach Jake Spavital Begins Bobcat Tenure Committing to Finding a Spark
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter The lasting impact of a team; the one line of questioning that will haunt coaches for a lifetime. Legacy is a term many coaches do not like pondering in the middle of a season, foremost … Continue reading Mondays With Coach Withers – Representing History to Create a Legacy
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter Finding inspiration from the heroics of past Texas State Bobcat teams has been one of the leading mantras during homecoming week; the Jim Wacker championships being celebrated as the Bobcats wear alternate Southwest Texas State … Continue reading Bobcat Football Staging Homecoming Defense
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter Monday’s With Coach Withers – Finding a Spark in Youth and Turnovers “Winning is hard man, winning is hard…” was the exasperated statement that Head Coach Everett Withers sighed out at the Monday press conference … Continue reading Mondays With Coach Withers – Finding a Spark in Youth and Turnovers
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter Bobcat Football Traveling to ULM for Brewing Rivalry Game Impetuous scoring, explosive offense, and 146 combined points have been the descriptions of the past two meetings between the Texas State Bobcats and the University of … Continue reading Bobcat Football Traveling to ULM for Brewing Rivalry Game
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter Consistency. A cliché statement for any coach to iterate halfway through the season, but in the end, after the Texas State Bobcats fell to 1-5 following a 15-13 loss to the Georgia Southern Eagles last … Continue reading Mondays With Coach Withers – Stabilizing Consistency in Preparation for ULM
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter The 42-27 loss to the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday left a dark note on the team, or at least the first-half’s lack of execution, leading to Head Coach Everett Withers’ opening statement, “I told … Continue reading Mondays With Coach Withers: The Value of Time and Practice on Short Week
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter The Texas State Bobcats losing 42-27 to the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Saturday has put the program in the dangerous realm of losing the season – an essence of the Sun Belt taking steps forward … Continue reading Urgent Rebound Needed in Quick Turnaround as Bobcat Football Challenges the Eagles
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter After a fervent bye-week of rehabilitating and strategizing to get ahead of their upcoming Sun Belt opponents, the Texas State Bobcats will return to the gridiron against the battle-tested Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns. Battle-tested; however, has come … Continue reading Bobcat Football Staging for Physical Scoring Showcase Against Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter The bye-week in football is a time to sit back and actively rehabilitate while reevaluating where a team stands. Simply sitting back and moving about as usual is a waste of a week to find … Continue reading Mondays With Coach Withers: Taking Full Advantage of Bye Week Before Sun Belt
By Reily Chestnut Sports Director In the hardened world of Texas State fandom, you can find some pretty scrappy characters. I had the great fortune of interacting with another sports writing expert employed up in Austin. But Jeff Howe is … Continue reading Jeff Howe Talks Texas State Athletics Exposure
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter The Texas State Bobcats despondent 25-21 loss to the UTSA Road Runners on Saturday did not simply drop the team to 1-3 – their only win coming against the FCS Texas Southern Tigers – but ushered … Continue reading The State of Sun Belt Conference Football As Bobcats Prepare for Stretch Run
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter There are rivalry games and then there are rivalry games that impact legacy. Intrigue in rivalries can often be built around muddied hyperbole – Saturday’s gridiron showdown between the Texas State Bobcats and University of … Continue reading Bobcats Run Down the Road for I-35 Rivalry
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter Football, much like life, is a line of ebbs and flows, and when the flowing takes a sharp pivot south, the challenge becomes, “reverting back to training.” After leading the South Alabama Jaguars 24-16 at … Continue reading Mondays With Coach Withers: Managing Heartbreak, Prepping for Rivalry
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter The first three games for Texas State Bobcat Football set up the perfect variation of challenges; three subsequent circumstances which a coach covets to test and develop his team. The fight against the Big Ten’s … Continue reading Bobcat Football Sun Belt Campaign Starting in Sunny Mobile, Alabama
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter There is an important distinction between winning ugly and winning in ugly situations. Despite a plethora of rain, lightning, potential lightning, and despondent, dark weather which forced the third quarter to last an hour, the … Continue reading Mondays With Coach Withers: Lightning, Lightning Kicks and A Home Opening Win
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter Opening the season in Piscataway, New Jersey was a layered challenge of facing a Big Five Football crowd, welcoming Willie Jones III to the helm at quarterback, overcoming early penalties, and trying to usurp a … Continue reading Home Opener for Bobcat Football Opens Opportunity to Start Fresh
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter Saturday’s 35-7 loss at the hands of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights was the opposite effect of what training camp should have carried into the season opener. The aura of Piscataway, New Jersey was not brilliant … Continue reading Mondays With Coach Withers – No More Penalties and Opportunity at Home
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter The competition at spring training camp, summer training camp, and all those moments in between has been palpable. Although the weather in San Marcos remains upward of 100 degrees on the Monday before the Texas … Continue reading Mondays With Coach Withers: Willie Jones III Starting QB, Depth Chart Coming Soon
By Alexander Haynes Sports Reporter Finishing the regular season triumphantly on a 4-1 victory over the University of Texas Arlington Mavericks, the Texas State Bobcats are Sun Belt Regular Season Champions. After a season of the natural ebbs and flows … Continue reading Bobcat Softball Finishes Number One for Sun Belt Conference
