Texas State’s (1-4, 1-1 Sun Belt) first score of Saturday’s road game at Troy (2-1, 1-0) was hard-earned.
The team was playing on the outskirts of Hurrican Delta, but Veterans Memorial Stadium was still pounded with rain and wind throughout the game that ended up affecting both sides.
The Bobcats won the pregame coin flip and elected to defer to the second half. The Trojans chose to receive the ball to start the game. The maroon and gold’s kickoff went for a touchback and the hosts gained nine yards on three plays to bring up 4th and 1. Troy kept its offense on the field but couldn’t pick up the first down as redshirt freshman quarterback Gunnar Watson’s pass was broken up by Texas State senior linebacker Hal Vinson, forcing a turnover on downs.
