Texas State dominate Rice Owls in Armed Forces Bowl

By Robert H Kelly
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS (January 3, 2026) On Friday, January 2, 2026, the Texas State Bobcats overwhelmed the Rice Owls in the 23rd annual Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl at Amon G. Carter Stadium. The Bobcats, representing the Sun Belt Conference, secured a convincing 41-10 victory over their in-state rivals from Conference USA.

The Armed Forces Bowl, one of the marquee postseason games concluding the 2025 FBS season, blends college football with patriotic celebrations honoring U.S. military service members. Sponsored by aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin, the bowl showcases not only athletic competition but also flyovers, parachute demonstrations and tributes to all six branches of the armed forces.

Texas State entered the game with a 6-6 record after closing the regular season with a three-game winning streak. Under head coach G.J. Kinne, the Bobcats’ balanced offense and opportunistic defense set the tone early, building a lead that Rice could not recover from. Rice, which finished the year 5-7 and only received a bowl invitation after other eligible teams declined, struggled to find offensive traction against a disciplined Bobcats unit.

Despite the lopsided score, the event had its share of dramatic moments off the field. One of the pregame parachutists became briefly entangled in equipment above the end zone before descending safely to the ground, an alarming sight that fortunately resulted in no reported injuries.

Texas State overcomes North Texas at SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

Story and photos by Robert H Kelly
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UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS (January 3, 2025)  In an exciting finish, the Texas State Bobcats edged the North Texas Mean Green 30-28 in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl on Friday at Gerald J Ford Stadium on the SMU campus. Running back Lincoln Pare led the Bobcats with 143 yards on 21 carries, scoring two touchdowns. His standout moment was a 73-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter, which proved crucial for the team's victory.

Quarterback Jordan McCloud also had a strong performance for Texas State, completing 26 of 35 passes for 307 yards. He threw one touchdown pass to Jaden Williams, who caught eight passes totaling 155 yards. This win marks the Bobcats' second consecutive First Responder Bowl victory, concluding their season with an 8-5 record.

For North Texas, quarterback Drew Mestemaker, a former walk-on, made his first college start. He completed 26 of 41 passes for 393 yards, throwing two touchdowns but also two interceptions. Mestemaker showcased his athleticism with a remarkable 70-yard touchdown run that brought the Mean Green within two points late in the game. Despite his efforts, North Texas was unable to secure the win, finishing their season at 6-7.

The game began with Texas State taking an early lead through a 34-yard field goal by Mason Shipley. North Texas quickly responded with a 46-yard touchdown pass from Mestemaker to Miles Coleman. The teams traded scores throughout the first half, with Texas State holding a narrow 16-14 lead at halftime.

In the second half, the Bobcats extended their lead with a 1-yard touchdown run by Pare. North Texas answered with a 1-yard touchdown run by Mackenzie McGill II, narrowing the gap. However, Pare's explosive 73-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter gave Texas State a 30-21 advantage. Mestemaker's 70-yard touchdown run brought the Mean Green close, but a late interception sealed the victory for the Bobcats.

Texas State and North Texas to meet in SERVPRO First Responder Bowl

By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2025 All Rights Reserved

UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS (January 2, 2025) The North Texas Mean Green (6-6) and Texas State Bobcats (7-5) are set to face off in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl on Friday, January 3, 2025. The game will kick off at 3 p.m. CT at Gerald J. Ford Stadium and will air on ESPN. 

This matchup marks the second straight year the bowl features two Texas teams. North Texas is making history as the first team to play in the bowl three times. They previously beat UNLV in 2013 (36-14) and lost to Army in 2016 (38-31). Texas State, on the other hand, is playing in the bowl for the second time. They won last year’s game against Rice, 45-21.

The game also marks the 40th meeting between these two schools but the first since 1994. North Texas leads the all-time series 29-7-3. This will be their first matchup as FBS programs.

North Texas, led by second-year coach Eric Morris, averaged 34 points and 488.7 yards per game this season. Quarterback Chandler Morris has thrown for 3,774 yards and 31 touchdowns. The Mean Green are playing in their 15th bowl game (3-11 overall).

Texas State is led by coach GJ Kinne, also in his second season. The Bobcats scored 37.1 points per game and ranked sixth nationally in total offense. Running back Ismail Mahdi is just nine yards away from 1,000 on the season, while quarterback Jordan McCloud has 2,920 passing yards and 29 touchdowns. This is Texas State’s second bowl appearance (1-0 overall).

The SERVPRO First Responder Bowl honors first responders like police officers, firefighters, and EMS workers. The event began in 2010 and has been held at Gerald J. Ford Stadium since 2018. 

Texas State rallies to down Abilene Christian 61-56

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Darla Tamulitis
La Vita Loca Photography
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By Robert H Kelly
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SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (November 25, 2019) The Abilene Christian Wildcats jumped out to a 34-30 lead at the half, but Texas State rallied in the second half to give the Bobcats a 61-56 win at the Strahan Center in San Marcos. The Wildcats dropped to 2-4 on the season while Texas State raised their record to 5-2. 

Abilene Christian, who were the 2019 Southland Conference tournament champions, have faced a very tough schedule to begin the 2019-2020 season. They began the season with a  90-39 win over Arlington Baptist at home, followed by a 86-83 loss on the road to Drexel in Philadelphia. They then came up on a losing side of a 73-69 decision against a strong Pepperdine team in Abilene. Next on the schedule was a 72-58 loss to UNLV on the road along with a 90-59 win versus Champion Christian College at home.

Againt the Bobcats, Payton Ricks tallied 13 points, followed by Koltom Kohl with 11. Ricks pulled down eight rebounds with Kohl adding seven. For the Bobcats, Nijal Pearson led the way with 16 points.

Photos from the Monday evening game, by Darla S Tamulitis of La Vita Loca Photography, can be viewed by clicking here.

HBU Huskies fall to Texas State Bobcats in hard fought contest

HBU true freshman Bailey Zappe was 21-of-34 for 199 yards against Texas State.
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By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2017 TexSport Publications

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (September 2, 2017) The HBU Huskies jumped out to a quick 9-0 lead in the first quarter, but the Texas State responded with 20 unnswered points as the Huskies dropped a 20-11 decision to the Bobcats at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos, Texas on Saturday, September 2, 2017. The 15,560 fans in attendance saw HBU dominate offensively much of the first half, but a stubborn Texas State defense shut down the Huskies during the second half.

The Huskies wasted no time getting on the scoreboard at the start of the game. After stopping the Texas State initial drive, HBU took possession of the ball and drove 71 yards in seven plays for their first score of the 2017 season. Running back Terrance Peters carried the final one yard to give the Huskies six points. The 5-9, 190-pound senior rushed for 574 yards and four touchdowns his junior year. They added three more points to their total when Alec Chadwick booted a 33-yard field goal with 58 seconds remaining in the first quarter. The field goal capped an 11-play, 70-yard drive that lasted 3:26.

The Bobcats finally scored at the 4:25 mark in the second quarter with a James Sherman 25-yard field goal. With 43 second remaining in the first half, Damian Williams scored on a four-yard quarterback keeper for six points.  Sherman booted his first extra point of the season to give Texas State a 10-9 lead at halftime.

You can view a slideshow of the game by Darla S Tamulitis, La Vita Loca Photography by clicking here. 

In the second half, Texas State found the end zone with 2:06 left in the third quarter.  Anthony Smith carried the ball 48 yards for six points. Sherman added his obligatory extra point to give Texas State a 17-9 lead. They added another field goal by Sherman, this time a 26-yarder with 13:05 remaining in the game. HBU added two points at the 9:03 mark in the fourth quarter when Andre Walker recovered the ball in the end zone off a bad Bobcat snap for the safety.

HBU's Terrance Peters carried the ball 12 times
for 51 yards and one touchdown .
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HBU true freshman quarterback Bailey Zappe completed 21-of-34 passes for 199 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Peters rushed 12 times for 53 yards and the Huskies’ lone touchdown, but did not play in the second half after leaving the game with an injury. Huskies head coach Vic Shealy was quoted after the game.

“I thought Bailey did a lot of good things for the first 25 minutes of the game. When we lost Terrance Peters to an injury, it put a lot more on his plate and Texas State was able to bring some pressure. I was impressed by how he held his composure, he threw some really good balls and I’m confident we have the right guy back there.”

Senior linebacker Cody Moncure led the Huskies with 11 tackles, sophomore defensive end Andre Walker made nine, including a safety, and senior linebacker Garrett Dolan added seven stops. Junior defensive end Johnavhon Graaham recovered a fumble forced by senior safety Taylor Thompson and sophomore safety Nicholas Smith made an interception.

The Huskies will have a short week to prepare for their next matchup; a Thursday, September 3 game against cross-town opponent Texas Southern. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CDT at BBVA Compass Stadium. Last year, HBU downed TSU 24-20 at Husky Stadium. 

Houston downs Texas State 64-3 on the road

Houston head coach Tom Herman have the Cougars 4-0 in 2016.
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By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2016 TexSport Publications

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (September 25, 2016) The No. 6 Houston Cougars used a solid effort on both offense and defense to beat the Texas State Bobcats by the score 64-3 at Bobcat Stadium in front of 33,133 fans on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Houston went up 29-0 before the Bobcats could get on the scoreboard. The Cougars score 16 points in the first quarter, 27 in the second, 14 in the third and seven in the fourth. Quarterback Greg Ward, Jr, completed 20 passes on 26 attempts for 289 yards and two touchdowns. Steven Dunbar caught five passes for 79 yards and one touchdown while Duke catalon carried the ball 10 times for 70 yards and one touchdown.

Houston improved to 4-0 on the year and marks the second consecutive season the Cougars have started 4-0. Freshman quarterback and wide receiver scored three different types of touchdowns in the contest, including one passing, on receiving, and one kick return. Sophomore cornerback Howard intercepted a pass in the third quarter, giving him three interceptions in the last two games.

Next up for Houston is a Thursday, September 29, 2016 matchup against Connecticut with a scheduled 7 p.m. CDT kickoff.

AGGIE GIVES BACK DURING THANKSGIVING BREAK

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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (December 2, 2012)  Normally, Thanksgiving break for college students means coming home to mom’s cooking, Thanksgiving dinner with family and three days worth of leftovers before having to pack up and get back to school.

But for Oklahoma Panhandle State University freshman tight end, Aubrey Oswalt, making the trip home from Oklahoma to San Marcos, TX wouldn’t be the end of his journey.

The former San Marcos Academy quarterback/cornerback decided to give back during his Thanksgiving break and assist two former Academy alumni before making the trek back to Goodwell.

Oswalt decided to volunteer for Gridrion Heroes. He was one of over 25 students from Texas State University and the University of Texas-San Antonio and Gridiron Heroes volunteers that sold rally towels benefitting the spinal cord injury foundation as fans walked into the Alamodome for the I-35 Rivalry matchup of Texas State and UTSA.

Gridiron Heroes Spinal Cord Injury Foundation provides immediate and long term resources and support to individuals sustaining a catastrophic spinal cord injury through activities associated with high school football. Gridiron Heroes is a 501 (C) 3 Non-Profit organization.

Oswalt got to know former SMA Bear Chris Canales through projects with his father’s company, Sports Marketing Experts.

On November 2, 2001, Chris Canales, a senior defensive back playing for San Marcos Academy, sustained a spinal cord injury during the fourth quarter of his final regular season game.  Chris lay motionless on the field for 19 minutes. The next three weeks, Chris fought for his life.  The following months he battled through rehabilitation trying to gain movement and learning how to function as a quadriplegic.

Chris’ injury and the lack of any organized support system for families prompted his father, Eddie Canales, the Canales family and former coach Mike Kipp to begin discussions about the desperate need for an organization for families who were forced to deal with the consequences of this devastating injury.

Last year, Eddie Canales was nominated as a CNN Hero of the year.

About 5,000 Gridiron Heroes rally towels were available at tailgate areas and all entrances prior to kickoff. 

The towels were produced at a reduced cost to Gridiron Heroes by Rivercity Sportswear.

“It’s fun to be a part of it,” said Oswalt, who helped load boxes of towels into carts and assisted directly in sales. “I’m excited to be in Texas for Thanksgiving break. It’s a special time of year. All the sharing, giving, appreciate, it comes with a great day and a good game between teams from my home area in the Alamodome.”

Houston Cougars drop final season opener at Robertson Stadium to Texas State Bobcats 30-13

David Piland (8) completed 17-of-44 passes for 211 yards and 

one touchdown. Photo by Darla Tamulitis-La Vita Loca

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By Robert H Kelly

Copyright 2012 TexSport Publications

HOUSTON, TEXAS (September 1, 2012) The Tony Levine era of Houston Cougars football officially began on Saturday night and the result was not what the fans and the alumni were looking for.

With the inability to stop the Texas State Bobcat offense, the Houston Cougars dropped their final opening game at Robertson Stadium 30-13 in front of 32,207 fans.

The Cougars could manage only one touchdown and two field goals offensively.

Houston accounted for 326 total yards on offense but their inability to maintain drivers and get the ball into the end zone was a major factor in the loss.

The Bobcats had control of the ball for 43 minutes of the game which severely limited the Cougars scoring potential.

David Piland, who had not seen action as quarterback since 2010, completed 17-of-44 passes for 211 yards and one touchdown.

He also threw one interception and was sacked twice.

Head coach Tony Levine addressed Piland’s performance in the post-game press conference:

“I will notice more once I see the video. Nobody plays exceptionally well offensively when you have the ball for 16 minutes and score 13 points. We have to distribute the ball into the hands of our play makers better. We have to get Charles Sims going better than we did. I’m not saying he didn’t play well, but I would hesitate to say anybody on offense played an outstanding game based on sheer number of points.”

Piland was also critical of the Cougars’ performance, stating

“We had chances and didn’t exploit them how we should’ve. We should’ve made more easy throws. We needed to move the ball down the field and over the middle.”

Defensively, Houston pretty much allowed the Bobcat offense to score at will.

The Cougars gave up 248 rushing and 196 passing yards to Texas State allowing them to score three touchdowns and three field goals with 17 unanswered points in the second quarter.

For Houston, Charles Sims rushed for 77 yards on 14 carries to lead the Cougars on the grown.

Larry McDuffey caught two passes for 73 yards and one touchdown while Daniel Spencer accounted for 49 yards on six receptions.

The Cougars next opponent will be against Louisiana Tech on Saturday, September 8 with a 7:00 p.m. kickoff.

Houston Cougars Drops Weekend Baseball Series to Texas State

Taylor White is quickly becoming a contributor at the
plate and in the field for the Cougars.
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By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2012 TexSport Publications

HOUSTON, TEXAS (February 26, 2012) The Houston Cougars came into their three-game weekend series against the Texas State Bobcats with a 3-1 record and were looking to begin a new winning streak after losing to Texas A&M Corpus Christi on Tuesday evening.

Facing a tough Bobcat squad that is picked to win the Southland Conference, the Cougars drop the last two games of the series for a record of 4-3 for the still young season.

On Friday evening, the Cougars trailed the Bobcats 1-1 going into the bottom of the ninth when Jacob Lueneburg was hit by a Ross Gobel pitch with the bases loaded to allow Landon Appling to score and give the Cougars the game 2-1.

The win was the first for the Cougars over the Bobcats since 2008.

In Saturday’s game, the Cougars could not overcome the fire of the Bobcats bats, dropping a 6-1 decision.

The Cougars tallied 10 hits, but could not find the power to score any runs in the lop-sided victory.

Lueneburg continued to show promise at the plate, going 3-for-4 to lead the Cougars.

Appling contributed a 2-for-5 showing.

Casey Grayson scored the lone run for Houston on a Chase Jensen single up the third base line with Jordan Lewis credited with the loss.

In Sunday’s game, it was much more of the same, with the Bobcats exploding for six runs on 13 hits with the Cougars managing only five hits in the 6-0 loss.

Texas State got on the board in the top of the sixth with runs by Nick Smelser, Cody Perkins and Ben McElroy.

The Bobcats came back with another run in the eighth and two in the ninth.

The Cougars continued to struggle at the plate, with their five hits limited to singles and left 11 on base.

Aaron Garza pitched 5.1 innings for Houston, giving up two runs off six hits while facing 24 batters and striking out three. Houston used four pitchers in relief.

The Cougars will next face cross-town rival Rice in a 6:30 p.m. match up on Tuesday.

The Owls are currently 8-0 on the season and are ranked number five in the nation by Baseball America.

Bottles, Hilbun Named Southland Volleyball Players of the Week

Bottles led the Ladyjacks to its best start since 1992; Hilbun earns all-tournament honors

FRISCO, TEXAS (August 29, 2011) Stephen F. Austin senior MC Bottles and Texas State sophomore Ashlee Hilbun were named the Southland Conference Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, to begin the 2011 season, the league announced Monday.

Offensive Player of the Week – MC Bottles, Stephen F. Austin

Bottles was key in leading the Ladyjacks to a perfect 4-0 mark over the weekend at the Georgia Southern Spring Hill Suites Invitational, guiding Stephen F. Austin to its first 4-0 start since 1992. The Rowlett, Texas, native hit better than .440 in the final three matches of the tournament and averaged 4.09 kills per set in those wins. The SFA middle blocker finished the weekend hitting a .336 clip and averaging 3.19 kills per set. Bottles hit .577 and notched 16 kills and three blocks in a four-set win over Jacksonville before backing that up with a 14-kill performance in a sweep of South Dakota State. In the final match of the tournament against Montana State, the senior hit .323 with 15 kills in the four-set victory.

Honorable Mention: Jessica Hays, Central Arkansas; Carli Kolbe, Sam Houston State; Logan Bourque, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Defensive Player of the Week – Ashlee Hilbun, Texas State

Hilbun made a huge impact for the Bobcats defensively at the net and in the back row while earning a spot on the all-tournament team at the Bama Bash in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The sophomore middle blocker totaled 23 blocks in three tournament matches for an average of 1.77 blocks per set and also contributed with 27 digs for an average of 2.08 digs per set. The Austin, Texas, native flirted with triple-doubles in each of the first two matches for Texas State, finishing with 13 digs, nine blocks and nine kills in the season-opener against Alabama State before posting nine kills, nine digs and eight blocks against Austin Peay.

Honorable Mention: Keelie Arneson, Northwestern State; Kim Black, Sam Houston State; Madison Hanlan, Stephen F. Austin

Each school’s sports information director nominates and votes for the players of the week, though is not permitted to vote for his or her own player. To receive honorable mention, a player must receive votes from 25 percent of the Southland sports information directors.

Texas State Women’s Tennis Team Comes Back To Beat Islanders 5-2

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (April 9, 2011) Playing their first home match since March 13, the Texas State women’s tennis team came back to capture a pivotal doubles point and went on to defeat Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 5-2 in a Southland Conference match on Saturday afternoon at the Bobcat Tennis Complex.

The Bobcats began the match with Melissa Hadad and Jessica Kahts winning the No. 1 doubles match over Sandra Burgess and Mirna Cicak 8-6. In the No. 3 match, Jessica Laing and Mariana Perez suffered an 8-6 setback against Mia Matuszak and Stefania Nicolae. In the pivotal No. 2 match, Gabriela Rojas and Berenice Van Den Bergh was trailing 5-1 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi’s Bianca Discordia and Doris Kuselj, before they came back to score seven of the final eight points to win the match 8-6 and give the Bobcats the doubles team point.

“I am not sure if we would have won the match had we not come back and win the doubles point,” said Texas State head coach Tory Plunkett. “You might have seen the match flip-flop with them winning 4-3.”

After winning the doubles point, Texas State came back and won four of the six singles matches. Van Den Bergh began singles play with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Matuszak in the No. 6 match. Van Den Bergh was ahead in the second set by a score of 4-1, before Matuszak won two straight points to pull to within 4-3, but Van Den Bergh came right back to score the final two points in the match.

In the number 2 match, Hadad also won 6-3, 6-2 over Kuselj after she scored the final three points in the second set. Hadad held a 2-1 lead before she and Kuselj split the next two points to set up her rally. It marks the third straight win for Hadad as she improved her dual match record to 9-6, which is the best record for the Bobcats this spring.

Rojas clinched the victory with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Discordia in the No. 3 match. Rojas trailed 3-2 in the second set of her match before she came back to score five of the final six points in the match and pull out the victory.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi won their first singles match when Nicolae defeated Jessica Laing 6-3, 7-5.

The other victory for the Bobcats came in the No. 5 match when Perez came back after losing the first set by a score of 6-1, and won the second set 6-2. Then, she won the super tiebreaker by a score of 10-2.

Kahts also took her No. 1 match against Cicak to three sets. Cicak won the first set 7-5, before Kahts came back to win the second set by a score of 6-3. In the super tiebreaker, Kahts trailed 5-1 before winning five of the next eight points to pull to within 8-6. However, Cicak won the final two points to clinch the victory.

“We are a group of freshmen and sophomores who had to begin their conference schedule playing three of the league’s four best teams,” said Plunkett. “This was huge for us to bounce back and win this match. I am hoping that we can finish strong in our last three matches before the SLC Tournament.”

Texas State will play their final home match of the season on Sunday when they play host to UTSA in the annual I-35 Maroon vs. Orange rivalry at the Bobcat Tennis Complex, That match begins at 1:00 p.m. The Bobcats conclude the regular season with road matches at Nicholls and Southeastern Louisiana.

The victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi improves Texas State’s record to 8-7, and the Bobcats are 4-4 against Southland Conference teams. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi fell to 8-4, and the Islanders are 5-3 versus SLC teams heading into their match at UT Arlington on Sunday.

Texas State Football Team Storms Back To Defeat #3 Stephen F. Austin 27-24

(Texas State's Daren Dillard catches game-winning touchdown against SFA. Photo by Don Elmore)

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS (October 30, 2010) The Texas State football team scored 27 points in the fourth quarter to come from behind and defeat third-ranked Stephen F. Austin 27-24 in front of 11,145 at Homer Bryce Stadium on Saturday afternoon as the Bobcats
evened their overall record to 4-4 and won their first Southland Conference game
of the season.

“The defense played well enough throughout the entire game, but the offense
stumbled in the first half,” said Texas State head coach Brad Wright. “At
halftime, we told them that you have to keep playing and good things are going
to happen sometime. We just don’t know when it will be.”

Those good things began in the final 9:21 of the game when Tim Hawkins threw his
first touchdown pass of the season when he threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to
Darius Bolden to pull Texas State to within 27-6. On Stephen F. Austin’s ensuing
possession, Graly Crawford fumbled the kickoff at the two-yard line and was
tackled at SFA’s nine-yard line. On the first offensive play, Jeremy Moses threw
a 14-yard pass to Crawford, but Bobcat cornerback Darryl Morris knocked the
loose and Ron Jackson recovered the ball for Texas State at SFA’s 20-yard line.


After Karrington Bush gained eight yards on the next play, Hawkins gained three
yards to give Texas State a first down at SFA’s nine-yard line. Then, Hawkins
scrambled for eight more yards before scoring a touchdown on a one-yard run to
pull the Bobcats to within 24-12. Hawkins completed a pass to Alvaro Garcia for
the two-point conversion to make the score 24-14.

Texas State’s defense forced the Lumberjacks to punt again and Da’Marcus Griggs
returned the punt 73 yards for another touchdown and Jonathan Leeper kicked the
extra point to pull the Bobcats to within 24-21.

On Stephen F. Austin’s next possession, the Lumberjacks moved the ball down to
Texas State’s 40 yard line before Moses hit Jeremy Barnes with a six-yard pass.
However, Texas State linebacker forced Barnes to fumble on the play and the
Bobcats’ T.P. Miller recovered the ball at the Texas State 34-yard line.

The Bobcats moved the ball down the field rather quickly as Hawkins threw a pair
of passes to Darius Bolden for a combined 10 yards. Then, Karrington Bush gain
15 additional yards on the ground. Later, the Bobcats faced a fourth-and-one
play at Stephen F. Austin’s 33 yard line when Bush gained five more yards to
give Texas State a first down. On the next play, Hawkins hit Daren Dillard for a
28-yard touchdown pass to give the Bobcats a 27-24 advantage after Leeper missed
the extra-point try.

The Lumberjacks had one more chance to tie the game, but Thomas Henshaw’s
47-yard field goal attempt was wide left to give the Bobcats the victory.

The Lumberjacks took the opening kickoff and Moses completed six of his first
eight passes in the game to lead Stephen F. Austin on an 81-yard touchdown
drive. The drive began when Moses hit Crawford on a seven-yard pass play. Then
he hit Corde Roberson for 28 yards on the next two plays. The first pass play
was for 11 yards, and the second was for 17 yards and put the ball at Texas
State’s 45-yard line. Then Moses completed a 19-yard pass to Roberson and a
six-yard toss to Crawford before Barnes ran for six-yards down to the eight-yard
line. Moses capped off the drive with an eight yard touchdown pass, and Henshaw
kicked the extra point to give the Lumberjacks a 7-0 lead.
Following a 19-yard kickoff return by Bush, Texas State took over at their
25-yard line, but the Bobcats fumbled the ball on the center exchange between
Hawkins and Steven Kenney. But, the Bobcat defense held and SFA turned the ball
on downs.

After the two teams exchanged punts, Texas State took over on its 46-yard line
following a 19-yard punt return by Griggs. The Bobcats moved the ball down the
field on this drive as Hawkins completed a 14-yard pass to Dillard and ran for
29 more yards down to Stephen F. Austin’s six-yard line. After the drive
stalled, Justin Garelick’s field goal attempt was wide right on the final play
of the first quarter.

The second quarter began just like the game started as SFA drove down the field
80 yards for another touchdown. This time, Moses began the drive with a 16-yard
pass to Chappelle. Then Barnes ran for 15 yards on back-to-back plays to put the
ball at Texas State’s 34-yard line. After Barnes ran for another six yards,
Moses completed a 10-yard pass to Anthony Foster. He also completed a seven-yard
pass to Crawford before throwing an eight-yard touchdown pass to Kris Lott.
Henshaw’s extra point gave the Lumberjacks a 14-0 lead.

Texas State drove the ball down the field into scoring possession again after
Bush took the kickoff at the goal line and returned to the Bobcats’ 42-yard
line. This time, Hawkins had an eight-yard carry and Dexter Imade gained 14 more
yards on the ground to put the ball at Stephen F. Austin’s 35-yard line. After
Hawkins ran for 12 more yards, he completed a 13-yard pass to Bolden. SFA was
called for roughing the passer to give Texas State possession at the five-yard
line. After Hawkins gained two yards on a quarterback carry up the middle, Imade
was held for no gain and lost a yard on the third-down play. On fourth down,
Bush was tackled just short of the goal line to give SFA possession of the ball.


The Lumberjacks took advantage of the momentum as they drove down the field for
the final touchdown of the first half. Moses began the drive with a 14-yard pass
to Roberson. Then after the Bobcats appeared to have held the Lumberjacks on
downs, Steven Alvarez was called for running into the kicker on Drew Nelson’s
punt attempt on a fourth and one play. The five-yard penalty gave SFA a fresh
set of downs. The Lumberjacks took advantage as Moses completed a pair of passes
for 34 yards and Romont Hampton ran for 13 more down to Texas State’s seven-yard
line. On the next play Moses hit Roberson for the seven-yard touchdown pass and
Henshaw’s extra point made the halftime score 21-0.

The Lumberjacks added a field goal with 10:17 left in the third quarter when
Henshaw connected with a career-long 47-yard kick before the Bobcats came
storming back in the fourth quarter.

Hawkins, who made his second start of the season for Texas State, led the
Bobcats with 121 yards rushing on 25 carries and completed 18 of his 25 passes
for 294 yards and two touchdowns. Bush also gained 41 yards on 13 carries, while
Bolden led Texas State’s receiving corps with six catches for 49 yards. Dillard
finished with a game-best 95 yards receiving and a touchdown on five receptions,
while Griggs caught four passes in the second half for 27 yards.

Moses completed 38 of 55 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns, while Barnes
gained 66 yards on 11 carries for the Lumberjacks. Crawford caught eight passes
for 72 yards and a touchdown.

With the victory, Texas State improved to 4-4 overall and 1-3 in Southland
Conference play. The Bobcats return home to play host to Central Arkansas in
their final home game of the year next Saturday at 2:00 p.m. Stephen F. Austin
falls to 6-2 and 3-1 in SLC play. The win also snapped their six-game winning
streak.

Houston Cougars Down Texas State 68-28 In Season Opener

(Photo by Darla Tamulitis-La Vita Loca Photography, Copyright 2010, All Rights Reserved)

By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2010 TexSport Publication

HOUSTON, TEXAS (September 4, 2010) Blasting out to a 54-7 lead at halftime, the Houston Cougars racked up 497 yards of total offense in downing the Texas State Wildcats 68-28 in the season opener for both football teams in front of 32,119 fans at Houston’s Robertson Stadium.

The Cougars wasted little time getting on the board, scoring on a 40-yard pass from quarterback Case Keenum to Michael Hayes at the 13:23 mark in the 1st quarter.

They came back less than three minutes later when Keenum found Patrick Edwards on a 63-yard pass play to make the score 13-0 with 10:42 left in the 1st quarter.

Texas State answered back at the 4:26 mark on a 14-yard run by Tyler Arndt on a 10 play, 80-yrd drive that lasted a bit over six minutes.

The Cougars scored again with 1:39 left in the 1st quarter on an 8-yard run by Bryce Beall to make the score 20-7.

The Cougars continued their dominance in the 2nd quarter; scoring five times off one running and three passing plays, along with one interception return.

The first pass play came at 11:31 in the quarter on a 35-yard pass play from Keenum to Kierrie Johnson. He then connected with James Cleveland at 4:29 mark and again with Johnson 11 seconds later.

The second Johnson score came as a result of a Bobcat fumble which was recovered by Matt Nicholson.

Beall again found the end zone on a 3-yard run with 2:52 remaining in the quarter.

The final score of the half came when Matt Nicholson picked off a Tim Hawkins’ pass and scampered 42-yards to give the Cougars a 47 point lead going into the locker room.

Texas State finally got their second score of the game in the 3rd quarter when Arndt connected with Eric Gentry with a 22-yard pass. The score came as a result of a 14-play, 83-yard drive which took seven minutes.

Houston added 14 points to their tally in the 3rd quarter on a 26-yard pass from Cotton Turner to Isaiah Sweeney and a 5-yard run by Michael Hayes.

The Bobcats added two touchdowns in the 4th quarter on a 1-yard run by Frank Reddic and a 5-yard run by Arndt.

Keenum continued his offensive productivity from last year by completing 17 for 22 for 274 yards in the air with five touchdown passes.

Offensively, the Cougars neted 346 yards in the air while rushing for 162 yards.

Cotton Turner showed he has what it takes to eventually take the reins of quarterback upon Keenum’s departure. Staring the 2nd half, he went 8 for 11 for 72 yards and one touchdown.

The 2nd half was virtually a “reserve” festival. The Cougars for the most part, emptied their bench, allowing many players to gain some needed game experience which will be beneficial as the season progresses.

A total of seven players gained rushing yardage while nine saw action on the receiving end of passes.

The Cougars will next face UTEP in a 9:00pm start on Friday, September 10 at Robertson Stadium.

UTEP will be coming off a 31-10 Saturday evening win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Houston-Texas State Season Opener A Sellout

By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2010 TexSport Publications

HOUSTON, TEXAS (September 4, 2010) With 2 ½ hours left before the season kickoff between the University of Houston and Texas State University, the Cougars athletic department announced that the game is a sellout; the first for a UH season opener since moving over to Robertson Stadium in 1995.

The Cougars and the Bobcats have faced off three times previously, with the Cougars losing all three games. The games occurred from 1946 to 1948, with Houston dropping the final game 3-0 in San Marcos on November 20, 1948.

The 1946 season was the first year Houston fielded a team.

Saturday’s opener marks the 65th season of football for the Cougars, which post a 32-30-2 record for season openers. They are 36-28 in home openers.

The Cougars begin the 2010 season with two of the nation’s best players; Conference USA preseason Offensive Player of the Year Case Keenum and preseason Special Player of the year Tyron Carrier.

Houston is the reigning NCAA passing, total and scoring offensive champion while Keenum led the national in passing and total offense in 2009.

The Cougars return 42 lettermen and 16 starters from 2009. Seven starters return on both side of the ball, with two more special team starters coming back in 2010.

Kickoff is schedule for 7:00pm in Houston.

Texas State’s Steven Kenney Nominated For AFCA Good Works Team

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (July 21, 2010) Allstate Insurance Company and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) announced that Texas State junior center Steven Kenney is among 112 student-athletes nominated for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®. It is the most players nominated in the 19-year history of the award.

In the areas of giving back and volunteerism, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® represents the "best of the best" among more than 50,000 student-athletes playing football at all four-year institutions, and is widely recognized as the most prestigious community service award in college football.

Kenney is one of only 16 Division I FCS representatives, who were announced as nominees for the 22-man Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. He is the only FCS player from Texas, one of 12 players from all Divisions from the Lone Star State to be nominated. Kenney also joins Northwestern State’s Justin Aldredge as the only two Southland Conference competitors to be selected.

From the record 112 nominees submitted by sports information directors on behalf of their schools, a special voting panel consisting of former Good Works Team® members and prominent college football media members is responsible for selecting two 11-player Good Works Teams® - one comprised of players from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and another representing players from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, Divisions II, III, and the NAIA - to be announced in September.

College Football Hall of Fame member and ESPN broadcaster Lou Holtz is returning for a third year to serve as spokesperson for the program and raise awareness for the stories of the nominees and team members.

Kenney is a three-time member of the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll and receive Texas State’s Oak Farms Dairy Academic Award in 2008 and 2009. He has a series of community service activities through Texas State. They include serving as a tutor in math and chemistry for the Texas State Athletic Academic Center, serving as a mentor for special needs children through work with the Texas State Peer Buddies program, being involved in several community service projects including Bobcat Build, a Texas State project that enlist students to go out into the San Marcos community and help with things such as yard work, painting, neighborhood clean-up among other things.

In addition, he has also volunteered at the Wonderland School Carnival, Travis Elementary School Reading Program and for the Salvation Army at CVS Pharmacy in San Marcos. Kenney participated in the Texas Hill Country Adventure with the Sunshine Kids, an organization that provides positive and fun activities for young children with cancer. His work with Special Olympics began at Pearland High School when he was a volunteer bowling coach.

Kenney is a two-year letterman at Texas State who was the starting center for the Bobcats last season. He graded out at 83 percent on 740 snaps in his first season as a starter. He also recorded 33 knockdown blocks and helped anchor a Texas State offensive line that ranked among the nation's Top 25 offensive lines for fewest sacks allowed with an average of just 1.36 per game. The Bobcats also had one of the nation's top seven passing offenses and 12th best overall offensive teams with an average of 288.9 yards passing per game and 422.2 total yards.

"In the third year of our partnership with the AFCA, Allstate, our employees and our agents continue to be inspired by the stories of class and character displayed by these young men," said Guy Hill, vice president of sales and service for Allstate, who also serves on the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel. "We applaud the commitment of these 112 student-athletes to positively impact their communities with innovation, creativity and passion that reflects so well on their sport, and their respective institutions."

This year's class of nominations includes student-athletes with a wide range of accomplishments, including developing programs to support Haitian relief efforts, working with rural and minority students to help them reach their goal of attending medical school, and organizing a campus fundraiser to incentivize students to shave their heads to raise money for pediatric cancer research.

"For the third straight year, the AFCA is pleased to partner with Allstate in highlighting football student-athletes who have achieved outstanding success, both on and off the football," said Grant Teaff, AFCA Executive Director. "From the record total of nominees that were submitted from colleges and universities around the country, it is apparent that collegiate football is producing some of the best and brightest that our country has to offer."

ESPN.com will launch a customized Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® web site featuring profiles and images of the final 22 award recipients, as well as unique and interactive content for college football fans. For the first time in the program's history, fans will be able to vote for a Team Captain on ESPN.com.

The 2010 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® voting panel includes: former Good Works Team® members Matt Stinchcomb (Georgia, 1997, 1998 teams), Mike Proman (Amherst, 2002 team), Mewelde Moore (Tulane, 2003 team), Brian Brenberg (St. Thomas, 2001 team), Zaid Abdul-Aleem (Duke, 1994 team); media members Holtz (ESPN), Pat Forde (ESPN.com), Tom O'Toole (USA Today), Gary Shelton (St. Petersburg Times), Blair Kerkhoff (Kansas City Star); current AFCA President and Mount Union College Head Coach Larry Kehres; 1996 AFCA President Fisher DeBerry, former head coach at the United States Air Force Academy; and Hill.

Nine Bobcats Named Arthur Ashe Sports Scholars

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (July 15, 2010) Nine Texas State student-athletes have been named 2010 Arthur Ashe, Jr. Sports Scholars, including four First-Team selections. The First-Team selections are football’s Travis Houston and Alvaro Garcia, women’s tennis player Andrea Giraldo and track and field’s Heather Martinez.

Houston started all 11 games and served as a team captain for Texas State's football team that finished third in the Southland Conference with a 7-4 overall record. He owns a 3.59 cumulative GPA with a double major in accounting and computer information systems at Texas State. He ranked fourth on the team with 53 tackles and ranked 15th among Southland Conference leaders 8.5 tackles for losses of 20 yards.

Houston also was named an Academic All-Star by the FCS Athletic Directors Association for the second straight year, selected to the Southland Conference All-Academic Team for the third consecutive year and a four-time member of the SLC Commissioner's Honor Roll. He also received Texas State's Oak Farms Dairy Academic Award in the last three years and was a "Cream of the Crop" recipient in 2007.

Garcia was named a First-Team selection after earning Second-Team honors last year. He also is a member of the Southland Conference Fall Honor Roll for the second straight year after maintaining a 3.30 cumulative GPA in criminal justice. He caught 22 passes for 305 yards and one touchdown while playing in 11 games. He also caught the longest pass of the season by a Bobcat with a 71- yard reception against Angelo State.

Giraldo earned First-Team honors after she was a Second-Team selection in 2008 and 2009. She maintained 3.55 GPA in business management and finance in addition to serving as Texas State’s top singles player during each of the last three seasons. Giraldo posted a 10-6 record in singles play, including a 7-4 mark against Southland Conference opponents in 2010. She has been named to the Dean’s List four times and a member of the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll in 2007, 2008 and 2010.

Heather Martinez is a two-time Arthur Ashe First-Team selection after maintaining a 3.93 cumulative grade point average. She competed in two cross country meets for the Bobcats in 2009 and has been named to the Dean’s List every semester of enrollment at Texas State. She earned Oak Farms Dairy and Texas State’s “Cream of the Crop” award from 2007-09 and is a four-time member of the Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

The Second-Team selections were women’s basketball player Verinus Kalu and women’s tennis player Amanda Alvarado. Kalu maintained a 3.51 GPA to earn Second-Team honors. She played in 20 games and averaged four points and three rebounds. She also was named to the 2010 SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and received an Oak Farms Dairy and Texas State Academic award in 2010.

Alvarado was named a Second-Team selection after maintaining a 3.58 GPA during the last two years. She was chosen an Honorable Mention selection in 2009. She has been named to SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll twice.

Football’s Darius Bolden and softball’s Kristina Tello were Third-Team selections.

Bolden maintained a cumulative 3.23 GPA while majoring in industrial engineering. He is a two-time member of the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll and caught 156 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown in 2009. He also earned an Oak Farms Dairy and Texas State academic award.

Tello maintained a 3.24 cumulative GPA while earning a bachelor’s degree in business management. She was the Bobcats' leadoff hitter, and led the 2010 team in at-bats and triples. Tello finished her career ranked fourth in runs scored with 103, ninth in career triples with six, and recorded 69 career walks for sixth all-time. Tello was named to the Dean’s List once, an Oak Farms winner from 2006-09, an SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient from 2007-09, and earned the 2007-08 SLC Softball All-Academic Second Team accolades.

Track and Field’s Jiovanna Martinez maintained a 3.20 GPA in nutrition and foods, and was named an Honorable Mention Arthur Ashe winner for the second straight year. She was named to the Dean’s List twice, and was an Oak Farms Dairy Award winner from 2006-09 and a SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient from 2007-09. A thrower for Texas State’s track and field team, Martinez placed ninth in the weight throw and 11th in the shot put at SLC Indoor Championships.

The Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar awards were created to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving both academically and athletically a winning combination. To be included, student-athletes have to compete in an intercollegiate sport, maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.2, and be active on their campuses or in their communities.

Jerry and Linda Fields Make Record-Setting $6 Million Gift To Texas State Athletics

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (September 6, 2009) Texas State University President Denise Trauth announced Saturday that Jerry and Linda Fields of Houston have made the largest gift in support of Bobcat Athletics ever with a $6 million donation.
The gift was announced Saturday, Sept. 5 during the official opening of the new West-Side Complex at Bobcat Stadium before the nationally-ranked Bobcats opened their 2009 season against Angelo State. The recently-completed football stadium expansion facility was named in honor of the Fields prior to the grand-opening ceremony. Tours also were offered to Texas State students and the general public.

"This is a stellar day in the proud history of Texas State Athletics," Trauth said. "In appreciation of this gift, and because of their importance to the success of Bobcat athletics, we are naming this expansion the Jerry D. and Linda Gregg Fields Bobcat Stadium West Side Complex."

The west side expansion includes the addition of a Legends Suite Level and Champions Club Level with a total cost of $17 million. In addition to the donation by the Fields, the expansion project was funded in part by an increase in student fees that was approved in 2008 by the largest student voter turnout in Texas State history.

"Standing here, looking at what has been accomplished, is simply amazing," said Jerry Fields. "There's simply no comparison between the stadium we have for the first game of the 2009 season and the one the team played in during the final home game of 2008.

"It is impossible to get a sense of the true scope of this expansion from blueprints or concept art. In person, it's overwhelming," he said. "It is incredible. We're very proud to be a part of this."

The architect-engineering firm for the expansion is O'Connell Robertson and Associates, the contractor is Austin Commercial and the project manager is Broaddus and Associates.

The Legends Suite Level includes 15 suites. Each of the suites feature 12 permanent seats and four bar stools. Amenities include season tickets to home games, full kitchenettes, refrigerators and cabinets, a flat-screen television, operable windows that open and close for climate-controlled comfort, four VIP parking passes, and a suite attendant to ensure that Bobcat fans and their guests have the experience of a lifetime. Each suite also contains an elegant plaque that recognizes the contributions to the Bobcat football program.

The Champions Club Level features 450 club seats. The club level includes covered, outdoor seating and also an indoor banquet-style area with tables and additional seating. Packages include pre-game food and game tickets with pricing tied to seat location.

“This is a great gift and we are very appreciative of Jerry and Linda Fields,” said Texas State Athletic Director Larry Teis. “This will serve as a stepping stone for our continued expansion of the stadium.”

"At every step, the student body, faculty-staff, our alumni and the larger community have been with us," Trauth said. "With their continued support, we will reach our goal of taking our football program to the next level."

The Fields are among Texas State’s most generous benefactors. Their recent gift brings their total contributions to Texas State to approximately $9.1 million. They are co-chairs of Texas State’s Pride in Action fund-raising campaign. The campaign has five pillars: academic excellence, a new performing arts center, an alumni center, athletics and the university library.

In addition to the $6 million gift to Athletics, Jerry and Linda Fields' generosity has positively impacted all areas at Texas State – from the establishment of two chairs and two professorships in the McCoy College of Business to the Alumni Center.

Jerry Fields, a 1969 business graduate of Texas State, is founder, chairman and chief executive officer of J.D. Fields & Co., a worldwide supplier of steel products headquartered in Houston, with regional offices in Dallas, Tulsa, New Orleans, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and Guadalajara, Mexico.

His wife, Linda Gregg Fields, is a 1966 graduate of Texas State and a native of San Marcos.

Jerry Fields was a vice president of L.B. Foster Co. before leaving in 1985 to establish his own business. He and his wife are well-known philanthropists and are involved in a number of charitable organizations, including the American Cancer Society and the Ronald McDonald House. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the Houston Museum of Natural Science. She is on the Ronald McDonald House Board of Directors.

Three Texas State Football Signees To Play in THSCA All-Star Game

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (July 19, 2009) Three members of Texas State’s 2009 football recruiting class have been selected to play in the Texas High School Coaches Association Football All-Star Game in Austin on July 21.

Frank Reddic, a fullback from Kilgore High School, and Blake McColloch, an inside linebacker from Midland Greenwood High School, will play for the North Team. Defensive end of Jordan Norfleet of Clear Brook High School will play for the South Team.

The game will be played at Darrell K. Royal/Memorial Stadium with kick off scheduled for 7:30 p.m.

Reddic is a two-time All-District 14-4A First-Team selection and an All-State Second-Team choice after running for 2,013 yards and 22 touchdowns on 334 carries. He set school records of 53 carries for 347 yards against Marshall in a Bi-District playoff win over Marshall for Kilgore coach Mike Vallery.

McColloch was the District 3-3A MVP and an All-State Second-Team selection after running for 651 yards and six touchdowns on 114 carries.

Norfleet was an All-District 24-5A selection and named Clear Brook’s Defensive MVP and Defensive Lineman of the Year after leading coach Paul Lanier’s District Championship team to a 7-3 record.

Former Texas Standout Guard Terrence Rencher Named Assistant Coach At Texas State

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (July 11, 2009) Texas State head basketball coach Doug Davalos has named former Texas standout guard Terrence Rencher an assistant coach for the 2009-10 season.

“Terrence is a great addition to our new staff,” Davalos said. “He is a very driven person who has come highly recommended by people I know and respect in this business.”

Rencher comes to Texas State after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Saint Louis under Rick Majerus in 2008-09. He also was the head coach and basketball program director for the boy’s varsity team at Regents School of Austin in 2007-08. In addition to his coaching duties, Rencher served as an academic mentor for the University of Texas men’s basketball team from 2006-08.

“I am excited to be at Texas State,” Rencher said. “I was always intrigued by the school when I played at Texas and always felt like it would be a great place to coach. I am just thankful that coach Davalos was confident in me and felt that I can help the program.”

“I have played or watched the sport since I was five years old,” Rencher added. “I have a passion to teach the players at the collegiate level because it is an impressionable and crucial time in their lives and I feel that I can relate because I have been there. I know the mentality about where they want to go and I feel that I can be an asset for them.”

Rencher is the all-time scoring leader at Texas, where he scored 2,306 points in his career and ranks sixth among the school’s career assists leaders with 440. A four-year starter at Texas, Rencher helped lead the Longhorns to three NCAA Tournament appearances, three Southwest Conference championships, one SWC Tournament title and a combined record of 83-44 from 1992-95.

“He was a tremendous player who maximized his talent and went on to play professionally in the NBA and overseas,” Davalos added. “That experience will have a great influence on our players.”

Following his collegiate career, Rencher was the #32 overall selection in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Washington Bullets and played one season in the NBA with Miami and Phoenix. He also played one season in the CBA before playing almost 10 years overseas in Israel, Italy, Croatia, Germany and Greece.

Texas State’s Tyler Sibley Named Second-Team Freshman All-American by Baseball America

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS (July 1, 2009)Texas State freshman outfielder Tyler Sibley has been named a Second-Team Freshman All-American by Baseball America after helping the Bobcats win their first outright Southland Conference championship and earn a NCAA Tournament berth in 2009.

This marks the second time this season that Sibley has been selected as a Freshman All-American after he set a Texas State and Southland Conference single season record for most runs scored in a single season with 77. He broke the old school record of 66 that was set by Thomas Field in 2008, while the previous SLC record was held by Ben Broussard of McNeese State in 1999.

A native of Frisco, Texas, Sibley also earned All-Southland Conference Second Team honors after finishing the 2009 campaign with a .367 batting average, 10 home runs and 38 RBI’s. He also hit for 13 doubles and stole 14 bases for the Bobcats.

Baseball America Freshman All-America Team



Pos. FIRST TEAM
C Jeremy Schaffer, Tulane
1B Preston Tucker, Florida
2B Matt Jensen, Cal Poly
3B Anthony Rendon, Rice
SS A.J. Pettersen, Minnesota
OF Jackie Bradley Jr., South Carolina
OF George Springer, Connecticut

OF Kolten Wong, Hawaii
DH Troy Channing, St. Mary's
UT Danny Hultzen, Virginia
SP Trevor Bauer, UCLA
SP Sean Gilmartin, Florida State
SP Taylor Jungmann, Texas
SP Noe Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton
RP Matty Ott, Louisiana State
UT Danny Hultzen, Virginia

Pos. SECOND TEAM
C C.J. Cron, Utah
1B Todd Brazeal, South Florida
2B Ross Heffley, Western Carolina
3B Matt Skole, Georgia Tech
SS Sam Mende, South Florida
OF Kameron Brunty, Southern Miss
OF Dusty Robinson, Fresno State
OF Tyler Sibley, Texas State
DH Alex Dickerson, Indiana
UT Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton
SP Jordan Cooper, Wichita State
SP Sam Gaviglio, Oregon State
SP Anthony Meo, Coastal Carolina
SP Tyler Pill, Cal State Fullerton
RP Mitchell Lambson, Arizona State
UT Nick Ramirez, Cal State Fullerton