By Josh OrozcoAssistant Sports Director While bright lights shined on the national stage, Texas State ultimately fell short to the SMU Mustangs 31-24 in San Marcos. After a scoreless first quarter, it comes as no surprise that SMU and Texas State got the ball rolling with a combined 960 yards of total offense in the first game of the season. The Mustang’s offensive rhythm rolled as SMU quarterback Shane Buechele […]
By Josh OrozcoAssistant Sports Director Tomorrow marks the first-ever game for Texas State on the worldwide leader in sports’ flagship channel, ESPN. The Bobcats host the SMU Mustangs at Jim Wacker field in the first FBS game in the state of Texas this season. As football makes its much-anticipated return in a world filled with uncertainty, here are the three things to watch for in Texas State’s season opener. Buechele […]
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 Kory GuidrySports Reporter As each year goes by, more women are obtaining prominent roles in the football world--a world that has been a male dominated field since it has existed. The amount of women with jobs in coaching, recruiting, and operations in both college and the NFL continue to increase. Texas State’s director of football operations Haleigh Blocker is a perfect example of the growing trend in her field. Blocker was hired right after graduating from Texas State as […]
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