The Bobcats feel like they’re playing the best team they’ve seen in 2022.
While James Madison (JMU) may not have the notoriety or history of a power five program like Baylor, the Dukes have made a lot of noise in their first three games in the Football Bowl Subdivision. JMU has started off with a perfect 3-0 record in their first season in the FBS — besting teams with wins over power five blue bloods along the way — and they’ve had a bye week giving them a chance to rest, something Texas State won’t get until Oct. 29.
“You go into this week, you’re playing a very quality opponent. Like, real football starts. (That’s the) bottom line with conference play…but just overall though, you’re playing a team that is probably one of the better teams out there. They’re receiving top 25 votes. They’re the number three defense in the country. They’re roughly around a top 25 offense,” head coach Jake Spavital said. “They’ve got explosive players. They’ve got great depth. You know, they’ve done a really good job at that program. They know how to win. You watch that App State game and they’re down 28-3 and they didn’t panic, they didn’t waver — they just kept playing. They can rattle off 29 points to win 32-28 and it just shows you that they know how to figure it out and they know how to win.”
