Texas State (3-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) vs Arkansas State (1-4, 0-1 Sun Belt)
Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025
Centennial Bank Stadium | Jonesboro, Arkansas
Kickoff: 3 p.m. CT
TV: ESPNU
Chuckie Kempf (Play-by-play)
Darius Walker (Analyst)
Radio: KTSW 89.9 &
Varsity Network (free app)
Clint Shields (Play-by-play)
Geff Gandy (Analyst)
X/Twitter Updates: @TXSTATEFOOTBALL
Head Coach GJ Kinne Week 4 Media Availability
Quarterback Brad Jackson Week 5 Media Availability
Safety Ryan Nolan Week 5 Media Availability
Opening Drive...
- The Bobcats were picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference's West Division as announced in the 2025 preseason coaches poll, sharing first-place votes with division-favorite Louisiana.
- TXST won its second consecutive bowl game and finished the 2024 slate 8-5 overall and 5-3 in conference play, winning the most Sun Belt league games for the program since 2014.
- The eight overall wins gave the Bobcats back-to-back seasons of reaching the mark, having not done so since the 1982-83 seasons.
- GJ Kinne became the first head coach to record consecutive eight-win seasons since Jim Wacker in 1981-82.
- TXST enters its final season in the Sun Belt, announcing on June 30 that it will transition to the Pac-12 conference on July 1, 2026.
- Texas State posted the highest home season attendance average the program has seen in 2024 (22,649) besting the 2023 total, and had two sellouts at UFCU Stadium in 2024 (UTSA & Arkansas State).
- In January, Head Coach GJ Kinne announced a trio of football staff updates including the promotion of Landon Keopple to Offensive Coordinator and the hirings of Tanner Burns and Randy Martinez.
- Brad Jackson, Lincoln Pare, Dorion Strawn, Kalil Alexander, Ryan Nolan, Treylin Payne and David Nunez were voted on by their teammates as captains for the 2025 season.
- For the second consecutive season, and third in the last four, Texas State has won the Sun Belt Conference's Vic Bubas Cup, which is presented annually to the league's top athletics department.
- Beginning with the 2025 season, the Sun Belt Conference will publish availability reports for all conference football games.
- TXST opens the Johnny and Nathali Weisman Football Performance Center this sea
A Win vs Arkansas State Means...
- TXST moves to 6-7 in the series and has won 5 of the last 6 meetings. The 6 wins against Arkansas State are tied for the second most against a current Sun Belt opponent (ULM 8, South Alabama 6)
- The Bobcats win their Sun Belt Conference opener for the third straight season. TXST is 6-6 in SBC openers.
- Texas State starts 4-1 for the second time in three seasons.
- The Bobcats move to 30-66 in Sun Belt Conference action since joining the league in 2013.
- GJ Kinne wins his 20th game at the helm for TXST making him the 6th Bobcat coach to reach 20 wins at the FBS/FCS level.
Inside the Series...
All-Time Record: TXST trails 7-5
In San Marcos: TXST leads 4-2
In Jonesboro: TXST trails 5-1
Most points scored by TXST: 47 (2020)
Most points scored by ASU: 77 (2023)
Largest margin of victory by TXST: 32 (2024)
Largest margin of victory by ASU: 46 (2023)
Longest win streak by TXST: 3 (2020-22)
Longest win streak by ASU: 5 (2015-19)
Last Five Meetings...
11/21/2020 H W 47 45
11/27/2021 A W 24 22
11/19/2022 H W 16 13
11/18/2023 A L 31 77
10/12/2024 H W 41 9
Last Time vs...
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Jordan McCloud threw for 320 yards and four touchdowns and Texas State was never challenged in a 41-9 win over Arkansas State.
After spotting the Red Wolves a 3-0 lead on the game's first drive, McCloud threw a 53-yard scoring pass to
Kole Wilson. Before the first quarter ended, McCloud ran it in from the 5 for a 14-3 lead.
McCloud later threw scoring passes of 25 yards to
Jaden Williams and 30 and 8 yards to
Joey Hobert who finished with 101 yards on 10 catches. McCloud completed 24 of 29 passes. Ismail Madhi ran for 164 yards on 17 carries.
Jaylen Raynor threw for 207 yards for Arkansas State and Ja'Quez Cross ran for 117 yards on nine carries.
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