Alex Costilla’s path to Texas State wasn’t straightforward.
The Bobcat offensive lineman tore his ACL midway through his senior season at San Marcos in 2017, derailing almost all of his potential scholarship offers and interest from FBS and FCS programs. On top of that, Costilla found out about the birth of his first child around the same time.
“(2017-18) was one of my hardest years,” Costilla said. “A lot of people don’t know that, but week four against William Howard Taft I tore my ACL. Alongside that, (my girlfriend and I) found out we were having a baby. So there was a lot going into that — having football taken away from me, not being able to play (in San Marcos’ 2017 playoff season), dealing with a knee injury, getting my offers pulled and then having to take the JUCO route — it was challenging.
