With Travis Bush gone to coach under Larry Coker at Texas-San Antonio’s fledgling football program, Texas State head coach Brad Wright has turned to Slade Nagle, an experienced Southland Conference hand, as his new quarterbacks coach and offensive co-coordinator.
Texas State’s athletic department awarded 20 of its athletes with “T” rings in a ceremony last Friday in the end zone complex at Bobcat Stadium.
How does a player win Offensive Player of the Year in his conference, yet wind up honorable mention on the all-conference team? It can only happen in the quarterback-heavy Southland Conference, where Texas State quarterback Bradley George was named Offensive Player of the Year Tuesday, only for two other quarterbacks to share the Player of the Year Award.
A football season ended at Texas State as one hasn’t ended around here in a while. The Bobcats aren’t going to the playoffs after their 28-20 win Saturday against Sam Houston State at Bobcat Stadium, but neither are they mopping their brows over the end to a dismal story.
The Texas State football team no longer has a chance at the playoffs, but could conceivably finish in the three-way tie for the league championship. The Bobcats end their season Saturday at Bobcat Stadium against rival Sam Houston State.
The Texas State Bobcats lost a hard-fought game to McNeese State, 30-27, at Bobcat Stadium Saturday night, all but ending their hopes to win the Southland Conference and advance to the NCAA playoffs.
The football season won’t end at Texas State Saturday evening, but some kind of finality will almost certainly be established by the result between the Bobcats and McNeese State at Bobcat Stadium (6 p.m.).
Texas State’s muscular 27-24 win at Central Arkansas Saturday sets up a huge weekend coming up in the Southland Conference football race, where the Bobcats, McNeese State, Stephen F. Austin and Southeastern Louisiana are tied for first place at 4-1.
The Texas State football team will continue its grind towards the Southland Conference Championship Saturday night at Central Arkansas (6 p.m.). The Bobcats have won three straight games.
The Southland Conference named Texas State quarterback Bradley George as its Offensive Player of the Week and senior linebacker Joe Bell as its Defensive Player of the Week after the Bobcats’ 28-7 win last Saturday against Stephen F. Austin at Bobcat Stadium.
