Texas State (5-4, 3-2 Pac-12) vs Fresno State (5-4, 2-3)

Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026
UFCU Stadium (28,000) | San Marcos, Texas
Kickoff: 3:00 p.m.

TV: The CW
            Rick Allen (Play-by-play)
            Will Blackmon (Analyst)
            Michael Bumpus (Sideline)

Radio: Varsity Network (free app)
            Cameron Parker
            Brant Freeman
            KTSW 89.9 - Student Broadcast

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Opening Drive...

• The Bobcats are coming off a 42-21 road win over Oregon State, their first victory of the season away from UFCU Stadium. Torrance Burgess Jr. and Davian Jackson each rushed for 100 yards as Burgess Jr. surpass 1,000 for the season and Jackson added 3 TDs. Brad Jackson went 16-of-20 passing for 214 yards to lead TXST to 600 yards of total offense. Defensively, Jayden Bradley led the Bobcats with 6 tackles and a pick, while Chase Davis and Treylin Payne also added 6 tackles apiece.
• For his efforts, Jayden Bradley was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the week, joining Damian Crowe, Jaylen Jenkins and Torrance Burgess Jr. as selections in 2026.
• With a win, Texas State is bowl eligible for the fourth straight season at 6-4. TXST has not won six games in four consecutive seasons since the 1981-84 seasons.
• 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).
• 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 Fresno State Means...

• Texas State takes the first ever meeting between the programs. 
• TXST becomes bowl eligible for the 4th consecutive season and wins 6 games in 4 straight seasons for the first time since 1981-84.
• The Bobcats start the month of November 2-0, looking to win 3 games in the month for the 3rd straight season. Last time it happened: 1981-83.
• GJ Kinne wins his 29th game at Texas State, second all-time among TXST head coaches for Division I (FBS & FCS) wins only trailing Dennis Franchione (39-43 / .476, 1990-91 & 2011-15).

Inside the Series... 
First Meeting

Last Time Out...
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Torrance Burgess Jr. ran for 196 yards and a touchdown, Davian Jackson ran for three scores and surpassed 100 yards rushing, and Texas State rolled past Oregon State 42-21 on Saturday night.
 
Texas State (5-4, 3-2 Pac-12) generated 600 yards of offense, 386 yards on the ground. The Bobcats have won three of their last four games. Oregon State (5-4, 3-2) has lost two straight since ending a five-game win streak.

Burgess carried the ball 28 times that included a 23-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter. Davian Jackson finished with 107 yards on 10 carries with each of his scores coming from short yardage.
 
Brad Jackson was 16-of-20 passing for 214 yards for Texas State. He threw three passes for 95 yards to Zechariah Sample, who caught a 47-yard touchdown pass. The Bobcats quarterback also added 87 rushing with a 27-yard scoring run.
 
Oregon State freshman receiver Jesse Legree, who entered as the nation's leader in yards receiving (1,110) and touchdown catches (14), caught eight passes for 99 yards.
 
AJ Newberry had a 9-yard touchdown run for the Beavers in the first quarter. Cornell Hatcher Jr. and Kourdey Glass added short-yardage TD runs in the fourth. Braden Atkinson was 20-of-36 passing for 192 yards.
 
It was the first meeting between the teams.

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

We Win, We Jump In!
With a win against Fresno State, Texas State becomes bowl eligible for the 4th consecutive season. The Bobcats have won 3 straight bowl games and will be bowl eligible for the 6th time during their FBS history, while being selected for bowl games on 3 occasions (eligible but not selected in 2013, 2014). 

TXST celebrates graduations, conference championships and other milestones with a river jump in Sewell Park.

Pac'd with Success...
With a victory on Saturday, the Bobcats win their 4th conference game of the season and keep TXST on track to match their highest conference win total in the FBS era of 5 (2014, 2024). The Bobcats have already surpassed their best league win total in a season as new members of an FBS conference after winning 2 games in 2012 (WAC) and 2013 (SBC).

Pac-12's Finest...
Texas State defensive back Jayden Bradley was named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week following his performance in the Bobcats' 42-21 road victory over Oregon State.

Bradley recorded six tackles, one interception, a pass breakup and two quarterback hurries to help lead a Texas State defense that limited the Beavers to 347 total yards, including just 80 rushing yards, in the win.

Dameon Crowe | Week 4 | Sept. 28
Torrance Burgess Jr. | Week 7 | Oct. 19
Jaylen Jenkins | Week 8 | Oct. 26
Jayden Bradley | Week 10 | Nov. 9

A November to Remember...
For the second consecutive year, Texas State won 3 games in November in 2025. Prior to the 2024 season, TXST had not won 3 games in November since 2014 and the last time they went back-to-back was 1982-83.

Chasing 1K... 
Torrance Burgess Jr. sits just 78 yards shy of the 1K mark for rushing yards this season, giving him his first career 1,000-yard season at TXST. It will be the 14th time a Bobcat has reached 1,000 yards on the ground in a season.

There's No Place Like Home...
Texas State is 4-1 at home this season and 17-7 under GJ Kinne in San Marcos. Saturday's game is the 6th of 7 home games at UFCU Stadium and the 7th the Bobcats have played in the state of Texas this season.

Complete Notes Packet...