Jaylen Shead’s decision paid off.
The point guard from Pflugerville chose to return to his home state nine games into his sophomore season with Cal Polytechnic State and walked on at Texas State to be closer to his family. After redshirting the 2017-18 season, Shead became a starter for the Bobcats, averaging 7.9 points and 4.3 rebounds and leading the Sun Belt with a 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio for a team that won 24 games.
Shead was in line to receive a scholarship for the 2019-20 season, and a graduate assistantship under head coach Danny Kaspar the year after. But soon after the team lost its final game to Florida International in the CollegeInsider.com Tournament on March 23, Shead was forced to make another choice.
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