Eyes on the prize: Keenen Brown sets his sights on the NFL
April 24, 2019
The Bobcats' superstar tight end Keenen Brown was one of the only bright spots for the Bobcat offense under Everett Withers in the 2018 season. The graduate transfer now has his sights set on the National Football League. Despite the Bobcats losing season, Brown managed to be a reliable target and a co...
By land, air and Spavital
April 17, 2019
The Bobcats ring in the Spavital era with glimpses of offensive firepower. The Bobcats' spring game, a peek into the year's upcoming team, was held Sunday, making it Jake Spavital's first game as head coach. The forthcoming team and staff displayed a mixture of deep passes and creativity. ...
Football team races in heels to support #Notonmycampus
April 17, 2019
Editor's note: This article was updated April 20 to better reflect the event an the organizations involved. Texas State kicked off its second annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event Sunday at Strahan Coliseum. Despite the rainy morning, the activities went on around Sewell as the sun eventually came...
Algorithims and analytics project bright future for Texas State football
April 12, 2019
When Texas State hired head football coach Jake Spavital in late November of last year, the Bobcats were in need of a spark. The past four years have seen the football team go a combined 10-38 and cycle between three football coaches. In football-crazed Texas, those records are not going to cut it....
Texas State spring game preview
April 12, 2019
Editor's note: Nearly time for the annual Texas State Spring football game that pits home team against home team in an intra-squad matchup. This year should prove to be more exciting than years past as it gives fans a first glimpse at what new head coach Jake Spavital’s team might end up looking l...
Coach Bob Stitt brings innovation to Bobcat offense this fall
March 12, 2019
A giant dry erase board hugged the walls of coach Bob Stitt's office. Covered in X's, O's, Z's and Y's, the board looked like a scene from "A Beautiful Mind," but for football plays. Stitt, the new offensive coordinator at Texas State, was the architect of the "fly sweep" play that is used by some...
Spavital fills staff and inks signees for 2019 campaign
February 12, 2019
As soon as Jake Spavital, one of the youngest head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision, took over one of the youngest rosters in the nation, a new headline surfaced almost daily about his new coaching staff. Spavital was hired as the 20th head coach of the Bobcats after inking a five-year deal...
Texas State Football inks 14 players for 2019 season
February 6, 2019
Texas State Athletics and Head Football Coach Jake Spavital announced that 14 players have signed national letters of intent to play for the Bobcats in 2019. Spavital and his staff were able to sign 10 players during the early signing period and added four more this morning on national signing day....
Car crash kills former Bobcat linebacker
January 22, 2019
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Former Texas State student-athlete Stephen Smith, 25, died Jan. 12 in a car crash east of Austin, the Texas State Athletic Department confirmed. Smith graduated in December 2016 with a degree in economics. He was a linebacker for the Texas State football team from 2012-16. Smith was involved in a...
Texas State hires Jake Spavital as new head football coach
November 30, 2018
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Prior to the end of a 3-9 football season, head coach Everett Withers was dismissed Nov. 18 from the team and university. In his place, Texas State hired former West Virginia University offensive coordinator Jake Spavital. Spavital is the 20th head coach of the Bobcats. Previously, he was the offensive...
Texas State dismisses head football coach Everett Withers
November 19, 2018
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Head football coach Everett Withers was fired Nov. 18, with one game left in the season. As head coach, Withers had an overall record of 7-28. University President Denise Trauth and Athletic Director Larry Teis announced Withers' immediate dismissal in a press release. Defensive coordinator Chris...
Bowl dreams shattered at Bobcat Stadium
November 15, 2018
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Following a two-game win streak, the Bobcats fell to the Appalachian State Mountaineers 38-7 Saturday afternoon, eliminating the team from bowl contention. After what seemed like a promising first drive, quarterback Willie Jones III was sidelined on the fifth play of the game. During the opening drive,...
