SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State football program competed in an intrasquad scrimmage to wrap up the second week of fall camp on Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Stadium.

"I really like the progress of where we have gone in these 10 practices as a team," head coach Jake Spavital said. "We went out there in today's heat and had a pretty good scrimmage. It has been fun to watch the competition between the offense and defense. But overall as a program, we got better today, and we have continued to progress forward. That is all we can ask for as a staff."

The team was put to the test, both physically and mentally. Each phase of the ball was put through adversity via game-like situations and tasked with answering the challenge. The defense stood tall and forced the offense off the field for much of the afternoon. The offense moved the ball at times, but the defense held firm in the red zone when it mattered most. Steady play from inside linebacker Nikolas Daniels and defensive tackle Caeveon Patton made yardage tough to come by for the offense.

When the offense was able to counter with big plays, it was wide receivers Jeremiah Haydel and Trevis Graham, Jr. that delivered.

"I think TJ [Graham] has had one of the better camps out of anybody," Spavital said. "Coming out of the spring, we were a little hesitant with him. Now, you see him develop into a role where he is going to play for us. It was good to see kids like him start to make plays."

Graham was instrumental in the passing game. He made several key third-down grabs to extend drives. One of the offensive highlights came on a deep dig route hauled in by Graham. He eluded the initial wave of the defense and raced down the sideline before being stopped just inside the five-yard line.

"I think the team has bought into what we are doing," Spavital said. "They understand the schemes, and they understand that we have to play together as a team. We have shirts that say 'team', our wristbands say 'team', and everything around this building says 'team'. I truly believe that this group is buying into that."

Texas State will open the 2019 season with a nationally televised midweek game at Texas A&M beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Aug. 29.

Texas State opens the home slate against the Wyoming Cowboys at 6 p.m. on Sept. 7. In addition to Wyoming, the Bobcats will host Georgia State (Sept. 21), Nicholls (Sept. 28), ULM (Oct. 10), South Alabama (Nov. 9), and Troy (Nov. 16).

Season tickets can be purchased by contacting the Texas State Athletic Ticket Office at 512-245-2272 or online at TXST.com/tickets. Fans can contact the ticket office via email by sending questions to gametickets@txstate.edu. Prices for season tickets start as low as $80 for one general-admission season ticket. Priority seating options are still available. Part of the purchase price for each ticket goes to the Bobcat Club, which continues to raise scholarship funds for Texas State student-athletes.

Texas State football fans can get a behind the scenes view of the football program by visiting the Jake Spavital "Game Time" Radio Show at Chimy's on Tuesday nights throughout the season. In total, the show will be live from Chimy's seven times with hour-long shows beginning at 6 p.m. The first show will air on Aug. 27. The remaining live shows will be on Sept. 3, 17, and 24, Oct. 8, Nov. 5 and 12.

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