Texas State Football: Is 2021 when Bobcats put it all together?

Can Texas State Football turn their close game luck around and put together a complete season?

When Texas State hired Jake Spavital, it was a move that was well-liked around the sport, as Spavital was one of the top offensive coordinators in the country and was seen as a very good hire. Depending on who you ask, Spavital has been a good hire who has had bad luck in close games, or some will say that he is just a good offensive mind that should not be a head coach.

The Bobcats lost four one-score games a year ago and had an exciting passing attack so if one of the worst defenses in the country shows slight improvement and the offense stays the course, this could be a sneaky good team in the Sun Belt this season.

Texas State was formerly a division two and FCS powerhouse but made the jump to the FBS level in 2012 when they joined the WAC.

During their time at the highest level, Texas State has been bowl eligible twice but has yet to be selected. Their best season came in 2014 when the Bobcats won seven games but did not make a bowl game.

Since then, Texas State football has not won more than 3 games, but I think that has the potential to change heading into Spavital’s third season in San Marcos.

Something that we see each and every season in college football is teams that had close game luck the year before have it go the opposite way the next.

Winning a lot of close games is an unsustainable way to win and when you lose a lot of close games, you can expect some of those games to turn around in your favor. The perfect example is Coastal Carolina, who in 2019, lost a lot of close games, but last season turned that around to have the best season in program history. I am not saying to expect that out of Texas State, but I think they could be a lot better than last year.