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.

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 Texas State defense shut down Stephen F. Austin’s prolific offense, while Texas State quarterback Bradley George threw for 324 yards and four touchdowns Saturday afternoon, leading the Bobcats to an unquestionable 28-7 win against Stephen F. Austin at Bobcat Stadium. The Bobcats, SFA, McNeese State and Southeastern Louisiana now are in a four-way tie for first place in the Southland Conference.

Texas State blew a 24-point lead in the fourth quarter on its home field Saturday, losing to Southeastern Louisiana, 51-50, in overtime in the Southland Conference opener for both teams. The Bobcats fall to 2-3 overall with their second straight loss.

Newstreamz traveled all the way to Greeley, Colorado for Texas State’s third game of the year against the Northern Colorado Bears. The Bobcats have not won a non-conference road game since 2001, and they look to break that streak against a Northern Colorado team that beat them by one point in 2006.

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The Bobcats came into this game knowing that they haven’t won a road non-conference game since 2001, and when Northern Colorado’s Brandon Smith scored an 80 yard touchdown run on their first play from scrimmage many Bobcat fans were thinking “not again!”
But this Texas State team didn’t give up.  They responded with a 10 play- [...]