Head Coach GJ Kinne Postgame
HOUSTON (AP) — Texas State fell, 40-39, to Sam Houston on Saturday at NRG Stadium, home of the NFL's Houston Texans.
Jordan McCloud threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns for Texas State (2-2), while Jaden Williams had a career day with 10 catches for 133 yards. Joey Hobert finished the day with a pair of receiving touchdowns and Ismail Mahdi led the Bobcats with 57 rushing yards on 17 carries.
Defensively, Kenny Haynes recorded his first career fumble recovery off a Jo'Laison Landry forced fumble and Brice Bass and Bobby Crosby led the team with seven tackles.
Texas State returns to action Thursday at Troy. Kick is set for 6 p.m. CT on ESPNU.
Texas State Postgame Notes – September 28, 2024
Texas State 39 (2-2), Sam Houston 40 (4-1)
Attendance: 27,225
NRG Stadium | Houston
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Roster |
Schedule
NEXT GAME: at Troy | Thursday, October 3, 2024 | 6:00 p.m. CT
Veterans Memorial Stadium | Troy, Ala.
TV: ESPNU
Radio: Varsity Network/89.9 FM KTSW
TEAM NOTES
Captains: Jordan McCloud,
Joey Hobert,
Nash Jones,
Joshua Eaton,
Joey Hobert, Kaleb Culp,
Tory Spears
Series vs. Sam Houston: 50-38-5
Away: 21-20-3
In Houston: 1-1
Neutral: 1-1
Head Coach GJ Kinne
Career Record: 22-9
Career FBS Record: 10-7
Record at TXST: 10-7
Individual Stats
Jordan McCloud | QB
Maxwell Award Watch List, Walter Camp Award Watch List, Davey O'Brien Award Watch List, Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List, Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
29-39-0, 326 yards, 3 TDs
- 8th-career 300-yard game (2nd in 2024)
- Season-high passing yards
- 3rd game in 2024 with 3+ passing TDs
Ismail Mahdi | RB
Maxwell Award Watch List, Paul Hornung Award Watch List, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List, Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
Rushing: 17-57
Kick Returns: 3-100 (KO), 52 yard long
Joey Hobert | WR
Biletnikoff Award Watch List, Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List, Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
8-75, 2 TDs
- 3rd multi-TD game at TXST; 8th overall
- 27 consecutive games with a reception
Mason Shipley | K
Lou Groza Award Watch List, Preseason All-Sun Belt First Team
1-2 FG, long 60 yds
- 60 yards is a career long & school record
Bobby Crosby | S
7 tkls
- Team high for tkls
- Career-high for tkls (was 5 vs UTSA)
Brice Bass | DE
7 tkls, 1.0 sack (10 yds)
- Team high for tkls
- Career-high for tkls (was 3 vs UTSA)
Jo'Laison Landry | DE
5 tkls, 1.0 sacks (5 yds), 2.0 TFLs (14 yds), 1 FF
- Career-high for tkls
- First-career sack
- Career-high for TFLs
Kenny Haynes | LB
4 tkls, FR (29 yds), TD
- Second-career TD (punt return TD vs Georgia Southern, 11/13/21)
- First-career fumble recovery
Head Coach GJ Kinne
On how you put this game behind you and get ready for conference…
We're going to have to get back to work tomorrow. We have to come together, and we got to coach them a whole lot better than that if we're going to win any more games.
On Shipley's record-breaking field goal…
We talked about it, and he felt confident that he could get it done, so we put him out there. It was a huge play in the game, and I wish we could have capitalized and won the game for him.
On what else you feel this team needs to do to get ready for conference play?
We got to come together, coach better, and have to be more disciplined. That's the bottom line. We have to be more disciplined if you're going to win the games.
