Previewing the Texas State Bobcats

First lets begin with the school itself:


Texas State sits atop a hill in San Marcos, Texas. For those who are unaware San Marcos is located between Austin and San Antonio on I-35. The population sits at just over 60,000. Pictured below is the beautiful San Marcos River. It is the result of nature at its finest. Millions of gallons of water an hour coming from deep underground make it the coolest place to be on a hot Texas summer day. With clear water and no alligators, what isn't to like?



The school itself is deceptively large. With enrollment just over 36,000 in undergrad programs it dwarfs any of the schools in the state of Louisiana. Established in 1899 as the Southwest Texas State Normal School. It has more recently gone by Southwest Texas State University.

The Bobcats are coached by second year coach Everett Withers:

The first two years have been a shaky start, but optimism is high with such a large availability of resources most Sun Belt schools do not have. Coach Withers last stint was two seasons as the head coach of James Madison.

On offense, the Bobcats will rely heavily on transfer Damian Williams:

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Hometown: Metairie, La.
Last School: Archbishop Rummel High School

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you may remember him from such SEC appearances as:

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Graduate transfer who played in five games in 2016 ...completed 20 of 28 passes for a career-high of 143 yards and a touchdown against South Alabama after entering the game on the fourth offensive series ... also rushed for a career-best 93 yards on 12 carries against the Jaguars ... led a rally against LSU when he connected on five of eight passes for 94 yards and TD ... appeared in six contests in each of the 2013 and 2014 seasons ... sat out the 2015 season as a redshirt ... made his start as a true freshman against Ole Miss when he completed eight of 18 passes for 82 yards versus the Rebels in 2013.

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Running back is a soph out of Denton. Former high school all state in track and field and football in Texas 6a, Anthony Taylor:

While the ground game has struggled to get going this year, you have to think his 200m speed will come in to play against a pourous ULL(-UL-UL Laf?) defense.

The passing game will go thru senior leader Elijah King:

A Juco transfer originally from Kentucky has emerged as the go to WR. He should be able to feast against a bombed out at depleted secondary for ULL(-UL-UL Laf?) that is allowing a laughable 8.9 yards per pass #116 in the nation.

The defense is led by preseason All Sun Belt Selection, Senior Gabe Lloyd:


and kinfolk to former LSU player Jermauria Rasco, Stephan Johnson:


The history of this matchup is brief. Texas State agreed to bolster an impecunious Sun Belt conference when it joined just a few short years ago. ULL(-UL-UL Laf?) has been very successful, winning all 3 matchups. But with strong situational spots like a home game on a Thursday night ( ) who wouldn't?