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BOBCATS 2013 OUTLOOK

Posted on July 13, 2017 at 02:06 PM.

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Texas State football is projected to finish in the lower half of the Sun Belt Conference. Rated a 67 overall by Rivals.com, there is definitely an uphill battle ahead of them.

Taking the snaps this year, in a surprising change, is redshirt freshman Jordan Moore, a 6'2" 203 pounder from Katy Texas. We talked with coach Dennis Franchione and he said Jordan is picking up the new system faster than everyone else, and also has the arm to make the throws needed in this new scheme. Senior Tyler Arndt was expected to start in his final year of eligibility, and and we're hoping this doesn't cause any friction in the locker room. But the coaches are quite confident that this is the right decision going forward.

The running back position will be primarily manned by Terrance Franks, a 5'10" 210 lb Junior from Angleton, TX. He looks to be slotted to carry the workload, but we will probably see him spelled by Tim Gay, a 5'11" 231 lb sophomore from Houston, TX from time to time.

Moore will be throwing to receivers Isaiah Battle (5'11" 195 lbs senior), Brandon Smith (6'2" 170 lbs sophomore), and Andy Erickson (5'10" 175 lbs senior) who seems poised to play the slot receiver. At tight end we will have Bradley Miller (6'5" 229 lbs junior), and we are told to expect a lot of 11 Personnel sets. So these are the guys you'll see catching most of Moore's throws.

As far as defense, they're playing a 4-2-5 and I look for safeties Justin Iwuji (5'11"/204 senior) and Aaron Matthews (6'3"/193 senior) to make an impact, as well as JUCO transfer at linebacker David Mayo (6'2"/228 junior). To be quite honest, we're not expecting much different from the defense this year and maybe that's a good thing, as it may be much more stable than the experiment taking place on the other side of the ball. Time will tell.

At the very least (and most realistically as expectations go) we hope to see a competitive product on the field this year. With Franchione getting his guys in this third year of his tenure, things could improve. But they're going to need a lot of things to go their way.