Press Release: SAN MARCOS, Texas – With 32 days until the season opener, Texas State football has reported for preseason practices and will hold its first official practice of the 2022 season on Wednesday morning at Bobcat Stadium.
The Bobcats, under the direction of fourth year head coach Jake Spavital, will hold 20 days of practice over the course of August’s preseason camp in preparation for the upcoming season.
Texas State, which finished last season second in the Sun Belt’s West Division, returns 54 letterwinners and 19 starters from last year’s roster to go with a class of more than 30 newcomers. In total, more than 70 percent of the Bobcat roster has FBS-level experience and nearly 80 percent have played a game at the NCAA or junior college level.
Key returners for the Bobcats include preseason All-Sun Belt selections and offensive linemen Dalton Cooper and Kyle Hergel. The two represent an experienced offensive line group that has a combined 205 career NCAA games played.
Other returners on the offensive side of the ball include running backs Calvin Hill and Jahmyl Jeter, who were the team’s leading rushers last season and combined to run for 1,098 yards and score 11 touchdowns on the ground. At the wide receiver position, the team also returns its top-two performers from a year ago: Marcell Barbee (40 receptions, 520 yards, 5 TDs) and Javen Banks (35 receptions, 548 yards, 5 TDs).
Defensively, Texas State returns junior linebacker Jordan Revels, who was named to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List earlier this week as part of the preseason selections up for the top defensive player in the country. Revels is among the defensive starters who return for 2022, a group that includes outside linebacker Issiah Nixon, middle linebackers London Harris and Sione Tupou, and defensive backs DeJordan Mask and Kordell Rodgers. Tupou finished last year second on the team in tackles while Nixon led the team in forced fumbles. Rodgers, who has played in 43 career games as a Bobcat, led the squad in pass breakups with seven.
Seth Keller, a Preseason All-Sun Belt honoree and Lou Groza Award Watch List selection (nation’s top kicker), highlights the list of returning specialists. Last season, Keller set a program-record with 15 field goals made, and he is currently sixth in school history with 23 career makes.
Fans can stay up-to-date on progress throughout fall camp with press conferences, notebooks, position previews, photo essays and more on TXST.com. Press conferences with Spavital and players will take place on Tuesdays of preseason camp, except for the first one which will be held on August 3.
The 2022 season gets underway on September 3 at Nevada while the home opener is set for September 10 against FIU.
The Bobcats will host six opponents during its home schedule, including FIU, Houston Baptist (September 24), App State (October 8), Southern Miss (October 22), Arkansas State (November 19), and Louisiana (November 26).
Season tickets, including full- and half-season plans, are on sale now and start at $80 for a full season and $45 for half season. Fans can purchase season tickets and single-game tickets at TXST.com/tickets.
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