TEXAS STATE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Franchione gets new 5-year deal
Texas State football coach Dennis Franchione has agreed to a five-year contract extension that pays him $400,000 annually starting in 2014.
The agreement announced Thursday says Franchione will remain at his current base salary of about $350,000 until February. Franchione took over the program in early 2011 and had a five-year deal.
He led Texas State to a 6-6 record as an independent...
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Franchione gets new 5-year deal at Texas State
Texas State football coach Dennis Franchione has agreed to a five-year contract extension that pays him $400,000 annually starting in 2014.
The agreement announced Thursday says Franchione will remain at his current base salary of about $350,000 until February. Franchione took over the program in early 2011 and had a five-year deal.
He led Texas State to a 6-6 record as an independent...
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Draft Zone Spotlight: Chase Harper, TE, Texas State University
Draft Zone Spotlight: Chase Harper, TE, Texas State University
Chase Harper was named to the John Mackey Pre-Season John Mackey Award list, for the best tight end in college football. Harper is one of the most electrifying tight ends in college football but he comes from little old Texas State. Harper recorded 20 receptions for 287 yards and three touchdowns in 2011, and has...
UTSA 38, Texas St. 31
Eric Soza threw for three touchdowns and ran for another as UTSA closed out its regular season with a 38-31 victory over Texas State on Saturday.
Soza had scoring throws of 29, 5 and 34 yards while completing 15 of 30 passes for 200 yards. He also rushed for 97 yards, including a 2-yard touchdown that put the Roadrunners (8-4, 3-3 Western Athletic) up 31-14 early in the second half...
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November 24, 2012
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Three Keys: Navy vs. Texas State
After a disappointing loss last week in Troy the Naval Academy returns to Annapolis this Saturday to take on FBS newcomers Texas State. This will be the first meeting between the Mids and the Bobcats, with the latter also trying to recover from a defeat last time out. Wins in the remaining two regular season games would give the bowl bound Midshipmen and an eight win season.
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November 17, 2012
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“Big Tex” Catches Fire At Texas State Fair
“Big Tex,” the 52-foot-tall cowboy figure that welcomed visitors to the Texas State Fair burned on Friday.
Video from Dallas showed most of the clothes and body of “Big Tex” gone. His arms were only partially burned.
“Big Tex” started as a 52-foot tall “Santa Claus” in 1949 in Kerens, Texas. It was created to draw in holiday shoppers.
In 1950, when the novelty wore...
Texas State Superfan HeatherO14 Is Back With Bobcat Bikini
Of course Busted Coverage prides itself on unearthing hot college chicks wearing their school bikini. While other sites are busily exporting the latest and greatest GIF that nobody will care about in a day or so, we go out and get our old friend @heathero14 to email new Texas State bikini photos. The Bobcats started the year with a nice win over Houston and then got waxed (58-10...
Man Inexplicably Wins $120K After Texas State Upset Houston
The Texas State Bobcats were playing in their first ever game in the Football Bowl Subdivision on Saturday against the Houston Cougars. No one thought that the Bobcats could win this game, I mean Houston finished 13-1 and ranked #18 last season, while the Bobcats went 6-6 in the FCS.
Except for one man.
The William Hill Race and Sports Book in Las Vegas said that a man placed a...
Texas States' upset equals big win in Vegas
There aren't many people who can truly say they saw Texas State's stunning upset over Houston coming, but one of them lives in Las Vegas, and he's 120,000 richer because of it.
The William Hill Race & Sports Book in Las Vegas says a man placed a 2,000 bet on Texas State to beat Houston outright at 60-1 odds, earning him a payout of 120,000. Texas State, which was...
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September 05, 2012
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Bettor reportedly won $105,000 on $3,000 Texas State over Houston wager
The opening week of college football is typically filled with upsets, mainly because not even bookmakers know what to expect from certain teams who have lost players and are bringing in new recruits. One of the bigger upsets of the weekend came when little-known Texas State threw a 31-10 beating on Houston. The Cougars went 13-1 last season and easily defeated Penn State in the TicketCity...
If Texas State moves to the Sun Belt will anyone notice?
Yeah, it's kind of a "If a bear #&%! in the woods, would anybody notice.Sorry Texas State fans, we don't want to sound disparaging. But this story is noteworthy mostly because it is yet another move in the Galactic Conference realignment.Yes, the Bobcats, under the guidance of Dennis Franchione are a bigger school than you would think, featuring a 34,000 plus student...
Texas State to Sun Belt in 2013-14
Texas State is going to the Sun Belt Conference, a move that will be made after only one season in the WAC.
The Sun Belt Conference said Wednesday that Texas State will join the league in July 2013 and begin conference play for the 2013-14 academic year.
Texas State is going into its first season at the Football Bowl Subdivision level in 2012, when coach Dennis Franchione will...
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May 02, 2012
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Texas State Baseball Tops UTA For 8th Straight Win
Texas State Baseball Tops UTA For 8th Straight WinThe Texas State Bobcats found their way to an 8th straight notch in the win column as they defeated the UT Arlington Mavericks 5-3 on Friday night.
Coming off of an incredible 3-2 walk off win against the #4 Rice Owls last Tuesday the #21 Bobcats, via Baseball America’s College Top 25, are living in a spotlight that is relatively...
Empty golf cart takes out group of people at Texas State Championship
Picture this: you drive up to your Titleist Pro V1 that you just shanked up on a hill. You aren't happy with yourself and, in a hurry, get out of your cart to grab your utility wood to punch out before anyone sees you. But of course, you forgot to put the parking brake on and your cart starts slowly creeping down the hill. We've all been there.
Now picture this: you...
Texas St. 34, Prairie View 26
Isaiah Battle returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown and Tim Hawkins scored the go-ahead touchdown with 10 minutes left to help Texas State to a 34-26 victory over Prairie View A&M on Saturday.
Texas State (6-4) jumped to a 14-0 lead on touchdown runs by Shaun Rutherford and Marcus Curry. The Panthers (4-5) scored when Jerry Lovelocke threw a touchdown pass to Spencer Nelson...
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November 05, 2011
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