SAN MARCOS, Texas – Texas State director of athletics Larry Teis announced Monday morning that the date for Texas State’s home football game against SMU is moving to August. 29, one week earlier than initially scheduled.
Following the NCAA’s announcement that all NCAA Division I teams could begin their season on August 29, the Sun Belt Conference and American Athletic Conference approved a waiver request from both schools to change the game date. Playing a week earlier gives each team more schedule flexibility in addressing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Texas State’s second game of the season is scheduled against UTSA at Bobcat Stadium on September 12.
“With the season being permitted to start on August 29 as scheduled, this move will give us extra time between our first two home games to manage any variety of possible circumstances that may occur,” said Teis. “Our original schedule did not have any open dates in Sept. This improves our approach to managing the conditions of these unprecedented times safely.”
The Texas State-SMU stadium capacity limitations, revised gameday procedures, and new safety protocols will be announced later.
