GRR: Texas State
While the Southwest Conference is a shadow of its former self, down to two teams and two games, there still has to be a winner.
If you've been reading these pages for a while you'll know that we like to let you know about players or teams who are making a move. Certainly we've tracked North Texas, from a conference champion that didn't know what the standard was in the outside world, to a team that learned the lessons for next time, to now a team struggling for a home.
The University of North Texas won the Southwest Conference title Saturday, beating Texas State in San Marcos, Texas.
Texas is finally getting some representation at the women’s DII college national championship. The state routinely sends a team to the DI Round of 16, while the DII league has rallied around participation. In 2015, the Lonestar conference is supplying Texas State to the opening round of playoffs, where it will play UC Riverside in Albuquerque, N.M.
North Carolina State exploited their superior speed and athleticism to torch Texas State 63-7 in Friday night’s second ACRC Bowl game.