Just In: G.J. Kinne & TXST ink deal to keep coach through 2031.
Basic terms:
Year one: (Jan. 15, 2026) 1,000,000, Year seven: (Jan. 16, 2031) 1,400,000
Retention:
Kinne entitled to $50K bonus if he is Head Coach on Jan. 1, 2025
#SquarinAround#TXST#EatEmUp@dctf & @dctfCFB
Texas State fans
1. Got removed for trying to rush the field
2. Heckled UNT players saying “come on home! We got the money to pay you!”
Plus a bow win. Nice
Bobcats are bowl-eligible two years running with @GJKinne at the helm!
The win was capped off with a trip to the river and some big recruits on campus for the game got a taste of what the Mermaid capital of Texas is all about! Let's go bowling!
#EatEmUp#TXST#SquarinAround
Here is @GJKinne after the UFCU stadium announcement
"In that interview process, going back to that, after I got done I told my wife, 'this is where I want to be ... this is where I want to be,' mainly because of Don and Travis and Kelly. And just the support you felt." #TXST
We've heard a lot about the physical difference on defense, meet one of the faces of it: Joshua Eaton
Here he talks about the vibes at #TXST and playing on both sides of the ball for @TXSTATEFOOTBALL
Great Q from @Keff_C during the Early Signing period presser
"It was almost like I knew there was going to be a contract extension along the way and I could sign a bunch of high school kids ..."
#EatEmUp#TXST
#TXST drops teaser for indoor facility and more when showcasing the master plan at today’s #TSUS board of regents meeting
Check out the whole meeting around 39:20 for a full look: piped.video/live/MpIbsdixo3c…#EatEmUp
Special shoutout to @bobcat_den_ for the heads up!
Notes from @GJKinne on @FRBowl
-He was hoping for this bowl game
-Huge to get to play this one in front of big recruits in DFW
-Excited to play in front of family, friends. Excited players will have that same experience
-Knows #EatEmUp faithful will travel well
The big dawg @BrianHolloway15 got a lot of praise over the day. To say he's a veteran of a coaching change is an understatement. Here's what he says makes playing for #TXST now special and how JUCO helped shape his own experience early on.
I got sunshine ☀️ 🌞
On a McCloudy day ☁️🌥️
When it’s cold out, I got the month of May!
I guess you'd say
What can make me feel this way
A late portal add for the Bobcats that will have you singing! #EatEmUp#TXST
Jakob's report from his visit out to fall camp on move-in weekend for #TXST28
Big scrimmage for the boys next weekend!
We're almost at the finish line now!
#EatEmUp#TXST
Lotta fun stuff around the corner. Drop a follow, hit a sub: linktr.ee/SquarinPod
You’ve been asking, and now you have it!
Back the Bobcats in the Pac!
Can’t wait to see @pac12 gear all over the @txst campus - officially on Canada Day, 2026!!!🐾⭐️
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It's Monday, but we're not over this weekend for @TxStateBaseball.
@daylan_pena13, @chasemora11 & @trouty16 react to a big weekend for the freshman + resetting their feet for an Oral Roberts squad that won their first four against Northern Illinois last week.
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Well it's the Big Show!
Caleb Johnson talks about pro wrestling and playing on TXST's line. He's also one of the guys taking snaps at Center after transferring from UIW.
#SquarinAround#TXST#SMTX
Here is the list of @TXSTATEFOOTBALL athletes appearing at Pro Day tomorrow:
2024 Texas State Football
Pro Day Participants
#0 LB Brian Holloway
#2 DB Kaleb Ford-Dement
#8 DL Jordan Revels
#9 DL Sam Latham
#23 DB Shawn Holton
#28 RB Jahmyl Jeter
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Just got the contact back for #TXST V Sam Houston State being played at NRG on Sept. 28, 2024
Here are some takeaways:
-TXST is getting $500,000 to show up
-TXST is getting up to 2,000 tickets on consignment to sell to fans
-Sam gets audio/video rights
#SquarinAround
@TxStateBaseball would like to thank @staunchtradition for our brand new team Slam Marcos hats!!! These hats are 🔥🔥🔥!!! Good news Bobcat Nation…I hear they may be going on sale soon! 👀👀👀
Just in: @TxStateBaseball & @TXStateSoftball receive $500,000 gift toward the expansion of Bobcat Ballpark. That now goes toward the $8M privately funded expansion project.
That gift came from Chris ('95) and Shannon Rasmussen
"I'm very impressed with our staff, I think we have an incredible group of coaches. Not only football coaches, but mentors of young men, leaders of young men." @CoachDaPrato
The Special Teams Coordinator & Associate Head Coach speaks on culture from the sidelines. #TXST
#TXST David and Jordan Mayo each contribute $25,000 toward Football Complex Renovation. This is on top of last week’s $25,000 gifted last week by @raknation and Mary Orakpo.
Once a Bobcat! Always a Bobcat 😼#SquarinAround
Still waiting on the contract but here is the moment the TSUS board of regents approved the motion to OK the special employment contract between #TXST and Kinne with words from @kdamp#SquarinAround#EatEmUp
Seven-year term confirmed, still waiting on full details.
Let's Play, Y'all! We are so excited to announce that the 2023 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl will feature the Texas State Bobcats and the Rice Owls! Visit our website to get your tickets now!
#SFRB | #EverydayHeroes | #Bobcats | #Owls
The G.J. Kinne era is set to get underway in Waco!
#SquarinAround's @JakobRyRod will have live tweets and more during and after the game!
Why not TXST?
Catch up with us here: linktr.ee/SquarinPod
📨Inbox: #SquarinAround got ahold of @GJKinne’s new football contract that takes him through 2028.
Notes:
-Annual salary of $1,000,000
-Eligible to increase annual by a maximum of $700,000 over the course of the contract
-Buyout equals 75% of remaining salary.
#EatEmUp#TXST
Marshall Transfer @Dfjr_ is shining like a real Florida boy! Being in the San Marcos sun is fun too, here's what he has to say about staying in the #SBC and #TakeBackTexas
Ben Bell is still day to day, according to Kinne even despite playing this past weekend, it all comes down to practice this week ahead of ODU. No decision made for short term or longterm.
#TXST#EatEmUp
It's game day #TXST!
Coming off of the BYE week, the Bobcats look to become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2014.
They're looking to punch their ticket against a Troy team that has never lost to the Bobcats since entering the #SunBelt
Play that Lil Baby! #EatEmUp
The Bobcats are quickly approaching week 1, here's @JakobRyRod's report from fall camp. A dress rehearsal for the team and for media members. We're just one week away from game day.
#SquarinAround#TXST#EatEmUp
Bobcats earn the series win 5-4 over Arkansas State. The team now sits at 10-12 on the season. Here is Coach Trout reacting to the noise around his program the past couple of weeks and his expectations for the team for the rest of conference play.
#EatEmUp#TXST#SquarinAround
"Just find a way to win"
Check out @trouty16, @daylan_pena13 and @tristondixon22 after the 12th-inning walk-off win against GA St.
Next game: Tomorrow 6:30 p.m.
Announcement time!
#SquarinAround is joining @dctf & @dctfCFB's Republic of Football Network!
Huge thank you to all of our listeners, supporters and the #TXST media bunch that continues to push us each day!
@Andrew_Zimmel & @JakobRyRod explain what the deal means for the show
After a big #SBC sweep over Marshall @TxStateBaseball (24-13) heads to San Antonio to take on @UTSABSB (28-8). @trouty16 and the team say they are ready to avenge the early season loss to the Birds tonight. First pitch is at 6 p.m. #SlamMarcos looking to put on a show!
First @Coach_Leftwich gets a fresh cut for the pod and now @GJKinne gets a haircut for ULL
“If you look good, you feel good, If you feel good, you play good, If you play good, they pay good.” -Coach Prime
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Just some cool notes:
For the first in history #TXST is second among Texas universities, in applications submitted through Apply Texas for Fall 2023 (only Texas A&M University has more applications than TXST).
Kinne reports that Ben Bell was at practice today, situation is fluid. Only Ben Bell knows the answer on either a timeline to return or to redshirt. “He wants to play.”
#EatEmUp#TXST#SBC