Texas State (2-3, 0-1 Pac-12) vs Colorado State (2-3, 0-1 Pac-12)
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026
UFCU Stadium (28,000) | San Marcos, Texas
Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. CT
TV: CBS Sports Network
John Sadak (Play-by-play)
Randy Cross (Analyst)
Radio: KTSW 89.9 &
Varsity Network (free app)
Cameron Parker
Brant Freeman
X/Twitter Updates: @TXSTATEFOOTBALL
Opening Drive...
- Dennis Franchione, who led the Texas State football program during two separate stints as head coach and spearheaded the Bobcats' transition to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) in 2012, passed away on Oct. 6 at the age of 75. Franchione spent seven seasons at the helm of the Bobcats and played a pivotal role in ushering Texas State football into a new era at the highest level of college football.
- Texas State is in its first season as a member of the Pac-12 Conference after spending the past 13 seasons as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. During that span, TXST was the top-performing athletics department six times, including the last 3 consecutive seasons.
- Texas State is coming off its third consecutive bowl win with a 41-10 victory over Rice in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, this came after back-to-back wins in the First Responder Bowl over North Texas (2024) and Rice (2023).
- New Faces: Head Coach GJ Kinne welcomed 4 news faces to the Bobcat coaching staff this past offseason, including Defensive Coordinator Will Windham as well as Chris Gistorb (Defensive Line) and Marcus Patton (Secondary). On offense, Kiel McDonald takes over for TXST-great Barrick Nealy.
- Texas State won 7 games in 2025, the third straight season with 7+. Last time it happened: 1982-1984 (14-0, 9-3, 7-4).
- GJ Kinne has named the following captains for the 2026 season: Brad Jackson, Beau Sparks, Chris Dawn, Jr., Sully Burns, Ryan Nolan, Terrence Cooks II, Phillip Bradford & Jo'Laison Landry.
- Flex: The Bobcats currently have 11 games on the schedule for 2026, with the final week serving as a non-conference, Pac-12 flex game. Opponents will be determined 6 days out from game day, with TXST scheduled for a road game.
A Win vs Colorado State Means...
- Texas State wins its first football game as a member of the Pac-12 Conference.
- TXST moves to 1-0 in the all-time series vs Colorado State.
- The Bobcats move to 25-26-2 in non-Saturday games and 10-13 on Thursdays.
- GJ Kinne wins his 26th game at the helm for the Bobcats, placing him 4th all-time for DI (FBS/FCS) wins with the program (Franchione 39, DeBesse/O'Hara 27).
- TXST moves to 2-2 all-time against teams from Colorado having played Colorado (0-1) and Northern Colorado (1-1).
Inside the Series...
First Meeting
Last Time Out...
SAN DIEGO – Texas State football fell to San Diego State on the road, 31-29, to open its inaugural season in the Pac-12 Conference. With the loss, TXST falls to 2-3 (0-1) on the season, while San Diego State improves to 2-3 (1-0).
Brad Jackson passed for 372 yards, finding 11 different targets, and three touchdowns and also led Bobcat rushers with 80 yards off 22 carries. Jackson's TD passes went to three different receivers in
Beau Sparks,
Davian Jackson and
Ty Stamey, who caught the first of his career.
Davian Jackson now has a TD in each of TXST's five games this season, including three straight with a receiving TD.
The Bobcats put up 565 yards of total offense off 102 plays, an FBS record for the program. TXST's previous high was 100 in the 2023 match-up with ULM. The Bobcats have now registered 500+ in each of the last three games.
Defensively,
Jayden Bradley had a team-high eight tackles, while
Ayden Jones added seven and a TFL.
Centennial State of Mind...
The Bobcats are looking for their first win in the state of Colorado after falling to Colorado and Northern Colorado. TXST is 1-2 all-time vs opponents from the Centennial State.
Colorado | 0-1
9/9/17 | A | L, 37-7
Northern Colorado | 1-1
9/20/08 | H | W, 38-35
9/16/06 | A | L, 14-13
Same Bobcats, New Conference...
Texas State University officially joined the Pac-12 Conference, a transformative milestone in the university's athletic and academic journey, on July 1, 2026. Of its seven new football conference mates, TXST has only faced Utah State. The lone match-up took place Nov. 3, 2012 with Utah State winning 38-7 in Logan.
Leader of the Pac...
It may be hard to believe, but
GJ Kinne enters the first year in the Pac-12 as the longest tenured head coach at a conference institution.
GJ Kinne (TXST) | 4th
Spencer Danielson (Boise State) | 3rd
Sean Lewis (San Diego State) | 3rd
Matt Entz (Fresno State) | 2nd
Bronco Mendenhall (Utah State) | 2nd
Jim Mora (Colorado State) | 1st
JaMarcus Shephard (Oregon State) | 1st
Kirby Moore (Washington State) | 1st
Complete Notes Packet...
