For a brief moment Texas State overcame its failures.
The Bobcat offense battled through its inconsistencies to send a rowdy crowd of 16,318 inside Bobcat Stadium for its Homecoming contest into a frenzy. A 74-yard touchdown pass from redshirt junior quarterback Layne Hatcher to sophomore wide receiver Ashtyn Hawkins nearly erased a 58-minute blunder as Texas State went on top 14-13 over Southern Miss with 1:21 left in Saturday’s game.
But a defensive breakdown proved costly as the Golden Eagles scored a game-winning touchdown in the final moments when USM freshman quarterback Zach Wilcke found sophomore running back Chandler Pittman, who hauled in his only target of the game 53 yards for the score.
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