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Pictures of the Texas State Bobcat’s new turf as of June 28th. They cut out parts of the field for the letters, numerals, hash marks & logos to fit into.  It’s looking good! Show’em State!

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Texas State’s October 9th game at Southeastern Louisiana along with its November 6th home game against Central Arkansas are slated to be televised by the regional network.

Entering its third year of programming, the network has affiliate commitments from 14 stations in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, which improves the market reach over the previous two years.

“We are very excited to release our 2010 football broadcast schedule and an expanded list of affiliate stations in the Southland Conference’s three-state region,” Burnett said. “The Southland Network has continued to grow and more broadcasters have expressed interest in our programming. We are also very proud of new breakthrough over-the-air agreements in markets like Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and New Orleans.”

The network’s television schedule gets underway Sept. 25 with the only non-conference game to be televised by the network this season. Sam Houston State will play host to Gardner-Webb of the Big South Conference. It is the only Saturday game the network will carry with a 6:00 p.m. kickoff. All other Saturday games will kick off at 2:00 p.m.

Southland Conference play begins on Oct. 2 and the network will carry the McNeese State at Northwestern State game that day. Other October games include Central Arkansas at Stephen F. Austin on Oct. 16, Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State on Oct. 23 at Reliant Stadium in Houston and Southeastern Louisiana at Central Arkansas on Oct. 30.

The network will televise four games in November, including Nicholls at Northwestern State Nov. 13, Southeastern Louisiana at Nicholls on Thursday, Nov. 18, and a wild card game Nov. 20. The league will determine that matchup at a later date based on the conference race. The possible games include McNeese State at Central Arkansas, Northwestern State at Stephen F. Austin and Texas State at Sam Houston State. The Thursday night game between Southeastern and Nicholls Nov. 18 will be televised at 6 p.m.

There are eight Texas affiliates that will carry the league’s 10-game football schedule, including WFAA-TV, Ch. 8.2 (Dallas-Fort Worth), KHOU-TV, Ch. 11.2 (Houston), KCWX-TV, Ch. 2 (San Antonio), KBVO-TV, Ch. 51 (Austin), KRGV-TV, Ch. 5.3 (Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen), KCEN-TV, Ch. 9.2 (Waco-Temple-Bryan), MyTX 18 (Tyler-Longview-Lufkin-Nacogdoches) and KUIL-TV, Ch. 43 (Beaumont-Port Arthur). The network will be carried in Louisiana by four affiliates, including WUPL-TV, Ch. 54 (New Orleans), KPXJ-TV, Ch. 21 (Shreveport), WBTR-TV, Ch. 41 (Baton Rouge) and KVHP-TV, Ch. 29.2 (Lake Charles). KARZ-TV, Ch. 42 (Little Rock-Pine Bluff) and KPXJ-TV, Ch. 21 (Texarkana) will televise network offerings in Arkansas.

This season, Texas State is ranked in three preseason polls after finishing the 2009 campaign ranked No. 24 in the FCS Coaches poll and No. 25 in The Sports Network poll. The Bobcats are ranked No. 13 by Lindy’s, No. 21 by The FCS Now poll and No. 25 by Athlon.

Texas State’s offensive unit is headlined by record-setting senior wide receiver Da’Marcus Griggs and junior guard D. J. Hall, who both have been named among the nation’s top FCS players at their respective positions by The Sports Network and preseason Honorable Mention All-America selections. Last season, Griggs caught 80 passes for 969 yards and eight touchdowns. Hall is a two-time All-Southland Conference selection who has started 24 straight seasons for the Bobcats at right guard.

On defense, senior Marcus Clark returns at linebacker after leading the Bobcats in tackles with 99 in his third season as a starter in 2009. Returning on the defensive line is senior Ron Jackson at defensive end and junior Adley Eshraghipour at defensive tackle. Jackson led the Bobcats in quarterback sacks and Eshraghipour earned Honorable Mention All-SLC honors in 2009.

Following the game at Houston, Texas State plays three straight home games against Southern Arkansas on September 11, Cal Poly on September 18 and Southern Utah on September 25. The Bobcats also plays home games against Southland Conference opponents Nicholls on October 16, Northwestern State on October 23 and Central Arkansas on November 6.

Texas State fans can purchase tickets to the Houston game and all six Bobcat home games through the Texas State ticket office during regular business hours in person inside the Darren B. Casey Athletic Annex at Strahan Coliseum, or by calling 512-245-2272. In addition, fans can purchase the tickets 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the www.txstatebobcats.com website.

The five mini-camps are for high school students entering grades 11 and 12 throughout the State of Texas. Each of these camps will focus on position specific instruction and drills and will be a non-contact, non-padded camp. Each camp costs $40.

Two mini-camps will be held in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with the first camp being held at Grand Prairie High School from 3:00-6:30 p.m. on June 10. The second session will be at The Colony High School on June 11 from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

There also will be two mini-camps held in the Greater Houston area on June 17-18. The third camp will be from 3:00-6:30 p.m. on June 17 at Waller High School. The fourth camp will be at Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg from 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on June 18.

The final mini-camp is on July 24 from 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos. Each of the first five camps cost $40.

In addition, the Bobcat coaching staff will host a Bobcat Junior Football Camp on June 14-16. The price for the Junior Camp is $95. This is a non-contact, non-padded camp where the staff will teach the fundamentals of football for students entering grades 2-8. The camp will be held from 8:30-11:30 a.m. during each of the three days.

The final camp being offered is a Bobcat Kicking Camp for students entering grades 9-12 and will be held at Bobcat Stadium in San Marcos from 12:00-6:00 p.m. on June 16.  This camp will be directed by Kick Nation Kicking Services and is designed to help punters and kickers improve their techniques and mental preparation. The cost for this camp is $150.

NCAA rules prohibit students who have already graduated from high school to participate in institutional camps.

As Johnny Drama would say, VICTORY!

The decision to upgrade to FieldTurf Duraspine PRO from the previous Astroplay surface was an easy one, according to the Bobcat administration.

“When we set out to replace our field, safety, best value, and strength of the insured warranty were three of the most important factors we were looking at when comparing vendors,” said Teis. “We took the time and traveled throughout the State of Texas looking at different stadiums, and when it was all said and done, we chose FieldTurf. We are extremely proud to have the latest in artificial turf innovation installed at Bobcat Stadium.”

“Getting the most out of your athletes’ abilities is extremely important,” said Bobcat head football Coach Brad Wright. “FieldTurf’s sand and rubber infill system and other features make it one of the safest and highest performing artificial turf products in the world. Moreover, their safety data at the college football level also was very important to me as a coach.”

“We are extremely pleased that the Bobcats have put their confidence in our company and our product,” stated Daliere. “Our Duraspine PRO product is the new standard in artificial turf and will allow the Bobcats to benefit from a more durable artificial grass blade that is also significantly softer than any other in the industry. Combined with our patented infill system’s renowned safety traits, we are committed to ensuring that the Bobcats play on the highest performing artificial turf surface.”

Texas State becomes one of the first NCAA or NFL teams to use the Duraspine Pro FieldTurf. Texas State joins the New England Patriots, Sacramento State and the University of Arizona as organizations that have opted for the latest in innovation from the world leader in artificial turf.

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FieldTurf offers industry-leading engineering and manufacturing resources and leads the synthetic turf industry with regard to setting higher environmental standards. FieldTurf is the global market leader in terms of synthetic sports fields with more than 3,800 fields installed. Additionally, FieldTurf has attained more than 15,000 satisfied customers in high quality pet, residential, commercial and municipal landscaping solutions, playground surfacing and has a complete range of golf and tennis products. FieldTurf synthetic turf customers enjoy the benefits of significantly reduced water consumption, the elimination of fertilizer and pesticides, superior durability and drainage and a product that looks and feels real. The positive environmental impact of FieldTurf provides the added benefit of LEED building contributions.

FieldTurf is part of Tarkett Sports, a Division of the Tarkett Group. Tarkett Sports is the largest entity in the sports and landscape surfacing industries. Included within the Tarkett Sports portfolio is an impressive range of performance sports flooring products. This product range includes: synthetic and hardwood basketball; volleyball and gymnasium flooring; squash and racquetball courts; floor protection and covering systems; weight room flooring; and high performance indoor and outdoor running tracks, featuring Beynon and Atlas track surfaces. All Tarkett Sports surfaces are developed, produced and installed with a concentration on sustainability and a commitment to protecting the environment, providing additional LEED contribution opportunities for customers. The company calls this focus on sustainability and the environment ‘Environmental Intelligence’ and all company personnel strive to exemplify this philosophy in all aspects of the business.

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Soza led the way as he completed 9 of his 14 passes for 85 yards and four touchdowns, while Hawkins threw for 41 yards and two TDs in the scrimmage.

“I thought we had two quarterbacks step up tonight and show that they can win some games for us next fall,” Texas State head coach Brad Wright. “They have a long way to go, but this was the best they have played all spring.”

In addition to his two quarterbacks, Wright was pleased with the play of running backs Dexter Imade and Frank Reddic. Imade gained 79 yards and scored two touchdowns on 12 carries. Imade scored the first touchdown in the scrimmage on a 10-yard run off left guard. His second touchdown was a 20-yard burst up the middle. Reddic finished the scrimmage with 69 yards on 18 carries.

“I thought both  ran the ball well tonight,” Wright said. “Frank was a little ahead of Dexter last season and played for us when Karrington Bush went down. This spring, Dexter reported to practice at 205 pounds and has run downhill like a 205-pound back should.”

Overall, Texas State gained 367 yards on 98 plays on offense.

“This was the offense’s night,” Wright said. “When you play against each other in spring practice, that is going to happen sometimes. I think the improved play of our quarterbacks might have caught the defense a little off guards, but we have a lot of returning players on that side of the ball, so I am confident that we will be improved on that side of the ball.

Linebackers Brian Lilly and Bryan Iwuji led the defensive unit as they combined for 20 tackles and each had a tackle for a loss. Lilly led the Bobcats with 11 stops, including four solo tackles and intercepted a pass by Soza on the final play of the scrimmage.

“We have four more practices and another scrimmage next week, so we have a chance to make a lot of improvements on both sides of the ball,” Wright said. “We will look and evaluate the film, and  work to improve some of the things we did wrong tonight and keep getting better at the things we did well. “

Texas State will open the 2010 season at Houston on September 4, and play its first home game against Southern Arkansas on September 11 at 6:00 p.m. in Bobcat Stadium.