I’m opening the hood on how a sleepy FBS program stopped being background noise. After a long stretch of being overlooked, G.J. Kinne arrived and changed expectations fast. He came from Incarnate Word with a 12-2 season and an FCS semifinal run, then delivered eight-win campaigns and back-to-back bowl victories.What do I mean by “recruiting…

The transfer portal closed, the dust settled, and I’m counting who stayed, who left, and who arrived with a suitcase and a depth-chart dream.I’ll give you a clean, skimmable “who’s in / who’s out” update and what it actually means on Saturdays. This is about snaps, not vibes.Head coach GJ Kinne preached retention like a…

Are we good-good, or just “won eight games” good? I ask it like any informed fan: blunt and a little skeptical. The short answer is on the ledger — a No. 62 slot in the texas state recruiting rankings national picture. That comes with 19 signees during the early signing period and a claim as…

I watched the early signing period feel less like paperwork and more like a declaration. Nineteen additions landed in the 2026 recruiting class, and the buzz was deserved. Two bowl wins and back-to-back 8-5 seasons turned momentum into a tangible wave.I’ll give you a clean breakdown of the newest texas state football commits: who they…

I felt it in the timeline: this wasn’t the usual midweek blip. The program signed 19 players during the early signing period, and people are talking like something fundamental just shifted.Why louder now? Momentum matters. Pac-12 talk and recent wins turn a tidy haul into a moment that comes with expectations — weekly ones.I’ll walk…