This Week in Recruiting: In-State Programs Making Moves
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Texas State has been playing football since 1904, when it was known as Southwest Texas State Normal School. It's grown to become the fifth-largest university in the state, but the football program still has some growing to do, having only joined the FBS ranks in 2012. The Bobcats' peak as a program came under Wacker when Texas State won back-to-back Division II national championships in 1981 and 82.

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| Name | Title |
| GJ Kinne | Head Coach |
| Mack Leftwich | Offensive Coordinator |
| Daniel De Prato | Special Teams, Associate Head Coach |
| Will Bryant | Tight Ends |
| Barrick Nealy | Running Backs |
| Jordan Shoemaker | Offensive Line, Run Game Coordinator |
| Chad Morris | Wide Receivers, Pass Game Coordinator |
| Dexter McCoil Sr. | Defensive Coordinator |
| Bradley Dale Peveto | Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers |
| Mike O'Guin | Defensive Line |
| Matthew Gregg | Cornerbacks |
| Name | Position | Classification | Previous School |
| Tunmise Adeleye | Defensive End | RS JR | Michigan State |
| Brice Bass | Defensive End | SR | Gardner-Webb |
| Torrance Burgess Jr. | Running Back | RS JR | UTEP |
| Deion Hankins | Running Back | RS SR | UTEP |
| Justin Harris | Safety | RS SR | Cincinnati |
| Max Harris | Inside Linebacker | JR | Louisiana Monroe |
| Jaylen Jenkins | Running Back | JR | Washington State |
| Tellek Lockette | Offensive Tackle | JR | Louisiana Monroe |
| RJ Martinez | Quarterback | RS JR | Baylor |
| Jordan McCloud | Quarterback | RS SR | James Madison |
| Alex Merritt | Defensive Tackle | RS SR | Eastern Michigan |
| Trez Moore | Cornerback | RS JR | UTEP |
| James Neal | Inside Linebacker | RS SR | UTEP |
| Steven Parker | Defensive End | RS SR | UIW |
| Treylin Payne | Outside Linebacker | JR | Houston |
| Blake Smith | Tight End | RS JR | Oklahoma |
| Beau Sparks | Wide Receiver | SO | Utah Tech |
| Donte Thompson | Cornerback | RS JR | Arkansas State |
| Jaden Williams | Wide Receiver | SR | Boston College |
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