A change at quarterback didn’t change results for Texas State as the maroon and gold fell to Appalachian State inside Bobcat Stadium on Saturday, 38-17.
Head coach Jake Spavital opened the starting job behind center during practice this week, letting both redshirt sophomore Brady McBride, who started the past five games, and junior Tyler Vitt both take reps with the offense’s first unit. Spavital went with the latter against the Mountaineers (4-1, 3-0 Sun Belt).
“I think it's just where we're at in the point of the season. You know, I think both those kids are great competitors and I have a ton of respect for them and they give everything they've got out there,” Spavital said. “I thought at this point, it was good to just give Brady a break because you can develop bad habits at times when you have a lot of people in your face at times and you can develop some bad habits. So I thought it was a good opportunity for him to step away for this game and I thought Vitt handled it well. He came in and competed all the way to the end.”
