How Bailiff came back to San Marcos

The story of former player and Texas State head coach David Bailiff returning back home to San Marcos started more than a decade ago with a simple note to GJ Kinne.

“When I was the head coach at Rice, Kinne was the quarterback at Tulsa,” Bailiff said. “At the end of the year, I would select somebody from the opposing team that exemplified everything that was right with college football in regards to character, work ethic, etc., etc. I wrote him a personal note telling him how bright his future was going to be.”

The note was something that stuck with Kinne throughout his playing career and coaching.