For the first time since joining Texas State’s staff, defensive coordinator Zac Spavital felt the Bobcat defense didn’t accept the challenge it was faced with.
The maroon and gold secondary was again hammered with injuries ahead of last Saturday’s game at BYU, which rose to No. 11 in the AP Top 25 Poll after defeating Texas State 52-14. Both junior cornerback Kordell Rodgers and sophomore safety DeJordan Mask ruled out for the game. Some of the players Texas State had to put on the field against the Cougars began the season on the scout team.
“The biggest challenge we're having week in and week out right now is, when you play (defensive back), there's a comfort in playing the same things over and over and over at the same positions,” Spavital said. “And we're having some young men that are put in some really adverse situations right now because one week they'll be playing — or even during a game, one series they'll be playing corner, one series they'll be playing nickel, one series they could be playing safety. You know, and that is challenging.”
