Former Bobcat to Become Austin Turfcat

AUSTIN, TEXAS (February 22, 2009) Former Texas State University star quarterback Clint Toon signed to play with the Austin Turfcats Saturday.

Toon, who played in six games for Texas State this past season, said the transition to indoor football seemed natural.

“I think it is more of my game,” he said. “My game is short, quick passes.”

The short and quick passes employed by Toon during his time at Texas State came in handy as he slammed a career best 117-yard game against Central Arkansas and led the offensive dominance over Stephen F. Austin State University in the team’s 52-29 victory.

Before joining Texas State, Toon played one season at Kilgore Junior College, which won the Southwest Junior College Football Conference. Before that, the Kilgore, Texas native played for his hometown high school football and baseball teams. The Kilgore Bulldogs finished with a 21-5 record during Toon’s two-year tenure on the football team.

Ronald Oswalt, Turfcats Vice-President/General Manager noted, “Toon has a quick release which is good for indoor football and he is really strong at his position. I saw him play a few times last season for the Bobcats and met him at a Fellowship of Christian Athletes meeting and he is a mature athlete.”

After graduating from Texas State in December 2008, Toon returned to the San Marcos University to start work on his master’s degree.

Toon stated he still felt like playing the game he loved so much and wanted to look back and have no regrets. This mentality encouraged him to tryout for Austin’s “fastest game on the turf” along with about 75 other Turfcats hopefuls in Hutto, Texas on Feb. 21.

“It feels good,” Toon said after learning that he was selected for the team.

The former Bobcat will open his career as a Turfcat on April 18 during the team’s inaugural game.