By Alex Gibbs Assistant Sports Director Ben Reiter remembers his college days like they were yesterday. “I wrote for the Yale Herald which is the weekly newspaper there. I was drawn to more kind of, magazine [and] long form and lead type pieces; and I was a history major!” Reiter, who graduated from Yale University in 2002 and has been a senior writer for Sports Illustrated since 2004, gave his […]
By Alex Gibbs Assistant Sports Director We recently had Sports Illustrated’s Ben Reiter come to Texas State and speak with us about his experience covering the Houston Astros from 2014 to their World Series title run in 2017. Reiter is most notably famous for the infamous SI cover predicting the Astros to win the 2017 World Series three years prior. With myself recording with my iPhone and Reed Graff conducting […]
By Reily Chestnut Sports Director A new arena and atmosphere was unleashed on Nov. 9, 2018. The air was electric with a touch of excitement and a dash of fresh optimism. All these ingredients were blended together with Head Coach Danny Kaspar’s signature dish: tough defense. The result was a 67-57 Texas State victory over the Air Force Academy Falcons to christen Strahan Arena and it’s newly functioning University Events […]
By Reily Chestnut Sports Director Based off the title I suspect you’ll either be relieved or flabbergasted that it took the Bobcats this long to go on another streak. It doesn’t matter either way to me because I’m just a talking (and writing) head who's happy to report that the Bobcats beat Georgia State 40-31 in Atlanta, Georgia on this cool Saturday afternoon. Starting off, this win is as meaningful […]
By Reily Chestnut Sports Director On the next edition of Texas State-centered athletic department discussion we take a few notes from a sports writing celebrity. Austin-American Statesman Sports Columnist Kirk Bohls is the latest outside expert to join the discussion about the Bobcats’ athletic administration. Just how concerned is Bohls (a former professor at SWT back in the day)? What would he ask if he could cover the situation himself? […]
By Reily Chestnut Sports Director Over the past few weeks we have heard from plenty of Bobcat observers and alumni about the lack of progress of Bobcat football, but this is the cherry on top of the sundae. I had the opportunity to call and interview two of the most talked about figures for Bobcat fans everywhere. In this exclusive phone interview I got the chance to talk to Denise […]
Football - San Marcos High School
By Reily Chestnut Sports Director This Friday Night Fright went down as well as tequila and bleach for Rattlers Nation. Nothing was in the cards for San Marcos High School. On the night of Sep. 28, 2018 they hosted the juggernaut named Judson and paid a heavy price, losing early before the whistle sounded with a 47-7 loss to take in. I can’t imagine how these high school hitters feel, […]
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 more than just a content creator focused on the Texas Longhorns. He’s a former Bobcat who has some frustration to express. Howe, much like other alumni, is baffled by the […]
By Reily Chestnut Sports Director Before you read this headline and think to yourself that Texas State football still sucks let me throw them a bone here. Yes, they did lose 25-21 in the Alamodome to UTSA. Yes, the team looked far more competitive compared to last year’s embarrassing 30 point loss in Bobcat Stadium. And of course, the ‘Cats had to try and win after losing their starting quarterback […]
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