Get an early look at the 2026 season opener

[Jeff Howe]

Texas State is taking on Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl right now.

it looks like Texas State is going to keep its quarterback, Brad Jackson, out of the portal, which is good for the Bobcats.

[Joe Zura]

We don’t care Jeff don’t you know we are in the middle of portal kombat 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[Jeff Howe]

11 minutes ago, Joe Zura said:

We don’t care Jeff don’t you know we are in the middle of portal kombat 😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

[Joe Zura]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

☠️💀

[Jeff Howe]

As a long-suffering Cowboys fan, Patrick Crayton Jr. quarterbacking Rice in this game doesn’t make me feel any younger.

[Jeff Howe]

Texas State leads Rice in the third quarter, 24-7, after Brad Jackson's second touchdown pass of the game.

[Jeff Howe]

FWIW, the Texas game will be Texas State's first as a member of the Pac-12.

The Pac-12 football members in 2026 will be: Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Utah State, Texas State, Oregon State and Washington State.

[Joe Zura]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

FWIW, the Texas game will be Texas State's first as a member of the Pac-12.

The Pac-12 football members in 2026 will be: Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Utah State, Texas State, Oregon State and Washington State.

That’s wild I forgot about that 

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Joe Zura said:

That’s wild I forgot about that 

It's a fun game to play, trying to remember which G6 schools are in which conference.

Conference USA is the most wheels-off league in terms of membership.

[Paul Jespersen]

4 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

FWIW, the Texas game will be Texas State's first as a member of the Pac-12.

The Pac-12 football members in 2026 will be: Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Utah State, Texas State, Oregon State and Washington State.

that’s a lot of “State”s!!

🤘

[Chop]

Honestly, I’m surprised TxSt hasn’t been able to put together a solid team. 
 

central Texas, awesome campus, business school honestly isn’t horrible. You’d think they would work their way up into being somewhat relevant. 

[Jeff Howe]

2 minutes ago, Chop said:

Honestly, I’m surprised TxSt hasn’t been able to put together a solid team. 
 

central Texas, awesome campus, business school honestly isn’t horrible. You’d think they would work their way up into being somewhat relevant. 

When Kinne took the job, he inherited years of incompetence in the athletic department. Texas State didn't get serious about football until the new president came in a few years ago.

They're not where they want to be, but thank goodness they're not where they used to be.

[Jeff Howe]

Texas State CB Khmari Terrell, who attended Killeen Shoemaker, just left the field with an injury.

Lowell Galindo, who I'm sure has looked at a map of the state of Texas, said, "Killeen, just south of the Metroplex."

Yeah. I'd say it's pretty freakin south of the Metroplex.

[alrightalrightalright]

16 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

FWIW, the Texas game will be Texas State's first as a member of the Pac-12.

The Pac-12 football members in 2026 will be: Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Utah State, Texas State, Oregon State and Washington State.

The ‘State’ school conference

[Jeff Howe]

8 minutes ago, alrightalrightalright said:

The ‘State’ school conference

Funny enough, if Texas State had turned down Pac-12 membership, the league was probably going to go after New Mexico State.

[Tim Longoria]

13 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

When Kinne took the job, he inherited years of incompetence in the athletic department. Texas State didn't get serious about football until the new president came in a few years ago.

They're not where they want to be, but thank goodness they're not where they used to be.

I was a freshman there for their run to the semis in 2005. (Shout out Barrick Neely and OC Tom Herman (🤢)). I was hoping Bailiff could build something but he went to Rice and it's been mediocrity ever since. I love the vibe that Kinne has brought in, I just hope he isn't using it as a stepping stone to a bigger job. I'd get it if he did eventually, they just need some prolonged sustainability

[Rocky P]

28 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

FWIW, the Texas game will be Texas State's first as a member of the Pac-12.

The Pac-12 football members in 2026 will be: Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State, San Diego State, Utah State, Texas State, Oregon State and Washington State.

Is it in their bylaws that you have to a "State" to get in?

[Rocky P]

Texas State will always be SWT to me.  The lawlessness that was there was glorious.

[Tim Longoria]

2 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Funny enough, if Texas State had turned down Pac-12 membership, the league was probably going to go after New Mexico State.

Also lived in El Paso as a teen. My hatred for Aggies is on multiple levels lol

[alrightalrightalright]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

Funny enough, if Texas State had turned down Pac-12 membership, the league was probably going to go after New Mexico State.

A strong collection of G5 schools. A real bummer for Oregon State and Washington State that this happened but a solid West Coast / Western US conference they’ve put together.

[Tim Longoria]

Just now, Rocky P said:

Texas State will always be SWT to me.  The lawlessness that was there was glorious.

I was there I think 2 years after the name change? The upperclassmen still referred to it as SWT. I remember seeing a shirt that said Some Hook Em. Others Gig Em. We Outdrink Em!

[Rocky P]

1 minute ago, Tim Longoria said:

I was there I think 2 years after the name change? The upperclassmen still referred to it as SWT. I remember seeing a shirt that said Some Hook Em. Others Gig Em. We Outdrink Em!

yeah dude, it was nuts...the parties they would have there were insane.  We would drive from Austin there just to go get extra rowdy.  

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, Tim Longoria said:

I was a freshman there for their run to the semis in 2005. (Shout out Barrick Neely and OC Tom Herman (🤢)). I was hoping Bailiff could build something but he went to Rice and it's been mediocrity ever since. I love the vibe that Kinne has brought in, I just hope he isn't using it as a stepping stone to a bigger job. I'd get it if he did eventually, they just need some prolonged sustainability

The best thing that happened this year is that GJ is still in San Marcos after the coaching carousel stopped spinning. I hope that he leads Texas State to a successful year, secures a P4 job, and then the Bobcats can hire a good coach who will inherit a much better situation than GJ walked into a few years ago.

And, yes, 2005 is the apex of post-Jim Wacker Texas State. I love Coach Bailiff, but I still wonder if he thinks about whether he should've played for overtime or let Barrick try to win the semifinal with what time was left.

[Tim Longoria]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

The best thing that happened this year is that GJ is still in San Marcos after the coaching carousel stopped spinning. I hope that he leads Texas State to a successful year, secures a P4 job, and then the Bobcats can hire a good coach who will inherit a much better situation than GJ walked into a few years ago.

And, yes, 2005 is the apex of post-Jim Wacker Texas State. I love Coach Bailiff, but I still wonder if he thinks about whether he should've played for overtime or let Barrick try to win the semifinal with what time was left.

I was at that game. Man, we thought we had it when we got the ball with that much time left. My friends and I were planning a road trip to the NC already. The student paper interviewed him after, where he said that even though they had a quick strike offense, they were prone to mistakes in 2 minute drill over the course of the season, and he didnt want to risk that so deep in Northern Iowa's territory. 

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, Tim Longoria said:

I was at that game. Man, we thought we had it when we got the ball with that much time left. My friends and I were planning a road trip to the NC already. The student paper interviewed him after, where he said that even though they had a quick strike offense, they were prone to mistakes in 2 minute drill over the course of the season, and he didnt want to risk that so deep in Northern Iowa's territory. 

Knowing what I know now, I'll blame Herman's binder!