TXST FOOTBALL
Eight Bobcat football players were selected to the Sun Belt All-Conference team following the conclusion of the 2024 regular season.
Junior running back Ismail Mahdi was the lone Bobcats to be selected for First-Team All-Conference while being named to Second-Team All-Conference as an all-purpose player.
Mahdi finished the 2024 regular season leading the team in rushing with 183 carries for 991 yards and four touchdowns. In the Bobcats bowl game, Mahdi will have the chance to become just the third Bobcat running back in program history to have back to back 1,000 rushing seasons following Claude Mathis and Karrington Bush.
Mahdi also caught 24 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
Senior wide receiver Joey Hobert earned Second- Team All-Conference. Hobert led the team during the regular season in both catches, receiving yards and touchdowns with 66 catches for 661 yards and eight touchdowns.
Senior quarterback Jordan McCloud was named Third-Team All-Conference. McCloud passed for 2,920 yards and 29 touchdowns for the Bobcats. In the Bobcats bowl game, McCloud will have a chance to become just the fourth Bobcat quarterback in program history to surpass 3,000 passing yards, joining Barrick Nealy, Bradley George and T.J. Finley. During the season, McCloud broke the program record for most passing touchdowns in a single season set by George in 2008.
Junior offensive lineman Alex Harkey joins McCloud on Third-Team All-Conference. Harkey started all 12 games for the Bobcats and helped produce one of the top offenses in both the conference and the country.
Making honorable mention were senior offensive lineman Nash Jones, junior wide receiver Kole Wilson, senior defensive end Steven Parker and senior cornerback Jordan Polk.
The Bobcats will learn their postseason destination later today during the bowl game selection show.
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