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Table of Contents 1
Credits 1
2005 Season Preview
2005 Outlook 2
Texas State Quick Facts 2
2005 Texas State Schedule 2
Noting the Bobcats 3
Alphabetical Roster 10
Numerical Roster 12
Pronunciation Guide 13
Squad Breakdown & Depth Chart 14
Bobcat Profi les
Luke Bomar/Ramel Borner/Morris Brothers 16
Jeff Brown/K.R. Carpenter 17
Jeremy Castillo 18
Nick Clark/Dallas Coleman 19
Clellan Cook/Wellington Deshield/Cory Elolf 20
Fred Evans/Bradley George 21
Dominic Giametta/John Gilley 22
Eric Hafner/Billy Harrison 22
Larry Hayden/Luke Horder 23
Matthew Jenkins/Daniel Jolly/Stan Jones 24
Teddy Jones/Thomas Keresztury 25
Buck Koalenz/Nate Langford/J.D. Machacek 26
Justin Marcellus/Ryne Miller/Roger Molinet 27
Joel Moore/Randy Moshier 28
Walter Musgrove/Barrick Nealy 29
Shola Obafemi 30
Ryan Odell/Mitch Odom 31
Matt Padron/Edmund Pringle 31
Michael Rutledge/Del Scales/Tyrone Scott 32
Nick Session/Gary Shepard 33
Douglas Sherman/David Simmons 34
Derwin Straughter/Beau Tuft 35
Jamiell Turner/Travis Upshaw/Chase Wasson 36
Melvin Webber 37
Chad White/Markee White 38
Dameon Williams/Epsilon Williams 39
Justin Williams/Stan Zwinggi 40
Returning Squadmen 40
First-Year Players 43
Texas State Coaching Staff
David Bailiff 46
Brad Wright/Blake Miller 49
Craig Naivar/Tom Herman 50
Travis Bush/Darin Eliot 51
Kyle Tietz/Jason Washington 52
Kent Laster/Chris Stacy 53
Thad Livingston/David Gish 54
Robert Hubbell/Kent Anderson 55
Texas State Football Staff 55
Experience Texas State
Texas State University 58
San Marcos & Central Texas 60
Texas State Intercollegiate Athletics 62
Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium 64
Texas State Traditions 66
National Championships 67
Bobcats in the Community 68
Texas State Academics 70
Strength & Conditioning 73
Athletic Training 74
2005 Opponents
Opponent Media Relations Information 76
Texas State Road Hotels 76
2005 Opponents 77
2005 Opponent Series Records 88
All-Time Series Records 88
Season & SLC Opener Records 90
Homecoming Records 90
2004 in Review
2004 Game Recaps 92
2004 Final Statistics 98
Results 98
Team and Off ensive Statistics 98
Defensive Statistics 100
Game-by-Game Starters 101
Game Highs 101
The Southland Conference
The Southland Conference 104
2005 SLC Preseason Polls 105
2005 Southland Conference Schedule 106
2005 SLC Preseason Teams 106
2004 Southland Conference Statistics 107
Bobcat Football History
Texas State Football History 110
Records 112
Career & Season Leaders 114
Bobcat Stars 119
Accolades 122
Lettermen 124
All-Time Results 127
Bobcats in the NFL 132
Texas State University
Texas State University 134
Administration 136
Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium 142
Bobcat Stadium Media Policies 143
Media Outlets 144
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2005 Season Preview
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Bobcat Profi les
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Texas State Coaching Staff
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Experience Texas State
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2005 Opponents
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2004 in Review
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The Southland Conference
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Bobcat Football History
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Texas State University
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media relations offi ce. Additional copies of the book can be obtained by contacting the Texas State media relations offi ce at (512) 245-2966.
Media Relations Director/Managing Editor: Ron Mears. Contributing Editors: Jayme Blaschke, Tim McMurray and Raheem Travis. Photography:
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Texas State Bobcats
Texas State Season Preview
Texas State Quick Facts
Location San Marcos, Texas
Founded 1899
Enrollment 26,827 (Fall, 2004)
Nickname Bobcats
Colors Maroon & Gold
Conference Southland Conference
Stadium Bobcat Stadium
Field Jim Wacker Field
Playing Surface AstroPlay
Capacity 15,218
President Dr. Denise M. Trauth
Athletics Director Dr. Larry Teis
Athletic Dept. Phone (512) 245-2114
Athletic Ticket Offi ce (512) 245-2272
(877) 798-CATS
Head Coach David Bailiff
Alma Mater Texas State, 1981
Overall Record 5-6 (1 season)
At Texas State 5-6 (1 season)
Texas State Football History
First Year of Football 1904
Overall Record 439-363-25
Last NCAA Appearance 1983 (Division II)
Last Conference Title 1983 (Lone Star)
Joined the SLC 1987
Team Information
2004 Record 5-6
2004 SLC Record 3-2 (3rd)
Lettermen Returning 43
Off ense 19
Defense 21
Special Teams 3
Lettermen Lost 14
Off ense 5
Defense 8
Special Teams 1
Starters Returning 19
Off ense 9
Defense 10
Off ensive Package Multiple
Defensive Package 4-2-5
Media Relations
Media Relations Contact Ron Mears
Offi ce Phone (512) 245-2966
Mobile Phone (512) 738-0697
Home Phone (512) 405-3338
Email Address rmears@txstate.edu
Media Relations Fax (512) 245-2967
Stadium Press Box Phone (512) 245-7765
With 19 starters back from a 2004 Texas
State University team which placed
third in the Southland Conference,
there are high hopes and an electrifying sense
of anticipation for the Bobcats’ upcoming
2005 season.
The following is an overview of Texas
State’s off ense, defense and special teams including
a look ahead and breakdown of each
position:
TEXAS STATE OFFENSE
Experience is a good thing and Texas
State’s off ense has plenty of it with nine
returning starters. But the question now
is what the Bobcat off ense will add to its
game. One characteristic Texas State strived
to develop during the spring and off season
was becoming a more physical football
team.
With strides made in the weight room as
well as the continued metamorphosis back
to a traditional two-back set, the Bobcats will
look to build on its middle-of-the-road off ensive
numbers from a year ago.
The Bobcats ranked 73 rd nationally in total
off ense, averaging 343.18 yards per game
while the squad’s rushing game accounted for
190.55 yards an outing, 28 th -best in the country.
“We want to be profi cient at running the
football and not turn the ball over,” said cooff
ensive coordinator Blake Miller. “And we
want to run the option profi ciently. All of our
coaches believe in it because it cuts down on
what defenses can do to you blitz-wise.”
The Bobcats will look for balance from its
running and passing games but Miller said the
Bobcats would likely be heavy toward the run.
Still, the Bobcats will likely run plays out of a
shotgun formation more than half the time
because of the multiple opportunities the
scheme presents.
“We’re going to have the ability to do a
lot of diff erent things,” Miller said. “Last year we
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were really predictable going run-run-pass.
We will have the ability to get the ball down
the fi eld on fi rst down.”
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
A month into the 2004 season, Texas
State’s rushing off ense was ranked among the
top 10 in Division I-AA, averaging better than
260 yards on the ground as well as 31 points
per game. Then injuries began to decimate
the Bobcats’ off ensive unit. Especially aff ected
was the ‘Cats off ensive line.
“It aff ected what we could do on off ense,”
said Miller, who also serves as the off ensive
line position coach. “Before Del Scales and
Ken McKoy got hurt, we had given up just four
sacks in fi ve games and were averaging almost
400 yards of total off ense against some pretty
good folks.”
But injuries have a way of changing a
game plan, especially for a team like Texas
State whose depth was as shallow as a backyard
kiddie pool.
“We had to pick and choose how we ran
the ball,” Miller said. “And we really had to be
picky when it came to passing the ball. Protection
wise, we were playing with guys who just
weren’t there yet.”
The last two months of the season, Texas
State was just about relegated to drawing
up plays in the dirt as nine diff erent players
shared starting duties for the fi ve interior line
positions.
With the 2004 season now a memory, the
‘Cats could benefi t from the experience developed
by several players during the year.
“It was a lot easier this spring,” Miller said.
“The terminology was the same and the expectations
weren’t something that was new to
them. They knew how to line up in the huddle.
The remembered the plays. What we did this
spring was more indicative of what we will do
in the fall.”
Throughout the 2004 season, off ensive
tackle Thomas Keresztury was a constant for
Date Opponent Location Time
Sept. 3 DELTA STATE SAN MARCOS 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 10 SOUTHERN UTAH SAN MARCOS 6:00 p.m.
Sept. 24 at Texas A&M College Station, Texas TBA
Oct. 1 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE SAN MARCOS 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 8 *at Southeastern Louisiana Hammond, La. 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 15 OKLAHOMA PANHANDLE STATE SAN MARCOS 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 22 *NORTHWESTERN STATE SAN MARCOS 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 29 *at Nicholls State Thibodaux, La. 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 5 *McNEESE STATE SAN MARCOS 3:00 p.m.
Nov. 12 *at Stephen F. Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 2:00 p.m.
Nov. 19 *SAM HOUSTON STATE SAN MARCOS 3:00 p.m.
* Denotes Southland Conference game.
All game times Central Time.

the Bobcats. The New Braunfels native was the
only player to start all 11 games on off ense. In
fact, he is a three-year starter for the ‘Cats who
has the ability to play at either tackle position.
He started the fi rst seven games of the 2004
season at right tackle before being moved to
left tackle for the fi nal four games of the season
because of injuries.
Keresztury is expected to anchor the line
from the left tackle position.
“Thomas is probably one of the top fi ve
players on the team,” Miller said. “As for his
height and weight, he is every bit as athletic as
anyone on the team.”
Miller added having the ability to play
both tackle positions makes Keresztury extra
special.
“When you start changing sides, it’s the
exact opposite as far as what is your post foot,
what is your second foot and your balance,” he
said. “It is totally diff erent. It’s like a golf swing.
Your body gets used to doing things a certain
way.”
Last year Joel Moore started at both left
guard and left tackle after moving from defensive
tackle prior to his junior year. As an
expected starter at left guard, he will give the
Bobcats’ a senior-laden left side of the line.
Texas State started three diff erent players
at center last season. Junior Buck Koalenz
started the fi nal fi ve games of the year at the
position and emerged from spring as the preseason
starter. As a true freshman, Billy Harrison
started the fi rst game of the season at
center but suff ered a season-ending knee injury
in the opener against Angelo State and received
a medical red-shirt. He is listed behind
Koalenz on the two-deep.
Junior Ryne Miller was the other Bobcat
player to start at center last season. But in ad-
dition to starting fi ve games at center, he also
started at both guard positions during the
year, including the last four games at right
guard. He heads into preseason drills this year
as the expected starter at right tackle.
Rounding out the expected starting fi ve
of the interior line is returning right guard Luke
Horder. Last year as a junior, Horder started
the fi rst seven games at right guard but after
being sidelined by an injury, returned to the
starting line up at right tackle for the last two
games of the season.
Like Keresztury, sophomore Matthew
Jenkins could play at either tackle position
and is listed second on the depth chart at both
positions. Jenkins was a traveling red-shirt last
season before seeing his fi rst action last year
as the starting right tackle at McNeese State.
He also started the following week at Northwestern
State.
J.D. Machacek, a transfer from New Mexico,
is listed behind Moore at left guard while
University of Houston transfer Beau Tuft is listed
second on the depth chart behind Horder
at right guard.
Returning senior tight end Randy Moshier
followed a solid junior season with an
off -season and spring camp in which he continued
to get bigger, stronger and faster. The
Mitte Foundation Scholar originally walked
on to the Bobcat program and now begins his
second year as a starter.
Senior Justin Marcellus started the fi rst
game of the 2004 season at tight end but a
knee injury sidelined him for the remainder of
the year. The ‘Cats will be looking for the Aledo
native to return this fall and give the squad a
solid set of starters at the position.
While every player on the Texas State
football team relies on one another to help
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Historical Markers
Texas State University fi rst fi elded a football team
in 1904 and the 2005 season will marks the 91st
for the Bobcats. Texas State has fi elded a collegiate
team without interruption since 1946. The Bobcats
have played both Sam Houston State and Stephen
F. Austin every year since 1946, marking two of the
three longest, uninterrupted rivalries among Division
I-AA schools west of the Mississippi River.
Getting Here
Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium and the End
Zone Complex are conviently located on the west
side of the Texas State University campus. Below are
directions from the nearby metropolitan areas of
Austin and San Antonio as well as Houston.
From Austin: Travel south on Interstate-35. Take Exit
205 and make a right onto Aquarena Springs Drive.
Bobcat Stadium is on the left at the second traffi c
light.
From San Antonio: Travel north on Interstate-35.
Take Exit 205 and make a left onto Aquarena Springs
Drive. Bobcat Stadium is on the left at the second
traffi ce light.
From Houston: Travel west on Interstate-10. Take
Exit 632 and travel west onto U.S. Highway 90 into
the city of Luling. Make a right on U.S. Highway 183
and at the next light make a left onto Texas Highway
80 heading northwest. Travel into San Marcos
on Texas Highway 80 and pass under Interstate-35.
Travel to the fi rst traffi c light past the interstate interchange
and make a right onto Thorpe Lane and a
left at the fi rst light onto Robbie Lane. Bobcat Stadium
and the End Zone Complex will be on the right.
Getting Tickets
Season tickets for Texas State University’s sevengame
home schedule start at $65.00. For more information,
contact the Texas State Athletic Ticket Offi ce
at (512) 245-2272 or (877) 798-CATS.
Keeping Up with the ‘Cats
Information about Texas State football is updated
daily can be found on the school’s revamped Web
site, www.txstatebobcats.com. Information available
include rosters, player and coaching staff biographies,
game previews and recaps and statistics.
Air Time & On the Net
Texas State games are broadcast locally on KTSW-
FM 89.9 and can also be heard via College Sports
Pass through txstatebobcats.com.
Returning as Texas State’s broadcast crew are Bill
Culhane and Brant Freeman while KTSW sports director
Cameron Kushwara joins the team this season
as sideline reporter.
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make the Bobcat program successful for offensive
and defensive linemen staring across
the trenches at one another, that rapport goes
a step further. At Texas State a bond between
the two units has formed.
Texas State’s linemen get together a
couple times each week as a group and go
through about an hour’s worth of work that
has not only helped with technique but also
connected the two groups.
“The core of your team is your linemen on
either side of the ball,” said Texas State defensive
line coach Kyle Tietz. “It’s exciting to see
guys put in situations where they are given an
opportunity to step up, be a leader and take
ownership of this team.”
QUARTERBACKS
Improving on Texas State University’s
passing game numbers started with a multistep
plan … literally.
This spring Tom Herman, the Bobcats’
new passing game coordinator, placed an emphasis
on the basics as he got acquainted with
the program’s quarterbacks.
“I really wanted to get back to some of the
fundamentals like how to take a drop, where
do my eyes go and who do I read,” Herman
said. “Ultimately, we want to instill leadership
in our quarterbacks, get back to fundaments
and keep the passing game as simple and concise
as possible.”
Texas State returns two quarterbacks
who both saw time as a starter last year.
Senior Barrick Nealy opened the season
as Texas State’s starter but missed two games
completely and came off the bench in a couple
others because of injuries during the year.
As a junior, he completed 84-of-143 passes for
1,202 yards and 10 touchdowns. His 144.03
pass effi ciency rating ranked 14th in Division
I-AA last year. Nealy was also the team’s thirdleading
rusher, carrying the ball 111 times for
409 yards.
For his career, Nealy has completed 324of-616
passes for 4,331 yards and 31 touchdowns.
Chase Wasson started four games and
played in eight last year as a red-shirt freshman.
He completed 46-of-105 passes for 477
yards and four touchdowns while carrying the
ball 55 times for 260 yards and fi ve scores.
“From Practice One to Practice 15, Barrick
and Chase made unbelievable strides when it
comes to fundamentals and mechanics as well
as game management and huddle procedure,”
Herman said. “All those things are necessary to
be a really good quarterback.”
Herman said his philosophy to the passing
game is very completion oriented.
“We want to be as high percentage in our
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passing game as we can be,” he said. “We don’t
mind throwing a three-yard fl at route to one
of our real good athletes and letting him go
run with it. We will major in the short to intermediate
passing game with the ability to force
the ball down fi eld when we need it whether
using play action or some designed route
scheme.”
In addition to Nealy and Wasson, the Bobcats
added former New Braunfels Canyon High
School quarterback Bradley George in the
spring. George played fi ve years of professional
baseball in the Cincinnati Reds organization
before returning to central Texas and enrolling
at Texas State University in the spring.
The ‘Cats also have several players returning
who have been in the system for the past
year, including senior squadman Eric Hafner
as well as red-shirt freshmen Kyle Wilkerson
and Jake Powell.
RUNNING BACKS
With a change in off ensive philosophies
last year, new Texas State coach David Bailiff
and his staff inherited a team which was lacking
in personnel. The Bobcats scrapped the
previous staff ’s utilization of a spread off ense
and began the process of developing a unit
which would again need fullbacks and tight
ends.
Talented players such as Luke Bomar,
Marcellus and Moshier sat out the 2003 season
before returning last year to shore up the
tight end position. Now a year into a new era,
Texas State’s running game will feature a new
twist as Bomar leads a group of players who
have found a home at fullback.
“Our head coach’s philosophy is as long
as the other team does not have the ball, they
can’t score,” said Texas State assistant head
coach Brad Wright who also serves as the
team’s running back position coach. “Having
an extra player in the backfi eld gives you an
extra blocker and makes you a more physical
football team. Having a fullback means you
can keep the football a little longer and that’s
what we are working towards – becoming
more of a ball-control football team.”
As a tight end last year, Bomar was used
much like a fullback. The Bobcats would put
him in motion and he would draw a blocking
assignment similar to that of a fullback. Texas
State began fi ve games with a two, tight end
set with Bomar serving as one of the starters.
While Bomar begins the season as the
projected starter, a pair of converted walk-on
linebackers, red-shirt freshmen Ryan Odell
and Blake Burton, could also see playing time
this year. Like Bomar, both Odell and Burton
bring a certain mindset that coaches look for
in the position.

“You want a guy who is going to stick it
up there and that is how you think of a linebacker
playing defense,” Wright said. “They are
not going to see the ball very much. We will
pass it to them every once in awhile and hand
the ball off to them even more rarely. The main
think is that they have to be very physical.”
Behind the fullback position, the Bobcats
return experience as they welcome a host of
newcomers to the tailback position.
Morris Brothers and Douglas Sherman
benefi ted from additional playing time after
2004 senior starter Terrell Harris suff ered a
broken leg that sidelined him four games.
Sherman started the last fi ve games of the
year and led the team in rushing for the year.
He had 128 carries for 622 yards and scored
three touchdowns. Brothers ranked fourth on
the team in rushing, fi nishing with 60 carries
for 325 yards and also had three scores.
“There is a lot you can’t teach,” Wright
said. “You can tell them this is the way it is, but
it is not until they actually see it that they fi -
nally start to believe. That is the advantage of
experience.”
But Sherman and Brothers are by no
means the only running threats. Converted
linebacker Nick Session is listed on the preseason
depth chart behind Sherman. Also new
to the program is Colorado transfer Daniel Jolly
as well as red-shirt freshman Mitch Odom,
who was having maybe the best spring of the
group before suff ering a knee injury which will
sideline him until at least mid-September.
“If you’re sitting there at the top and you
don’t have anyone pushing you, you have
a tendency to relax a little bit,” Wright said.
“That’s defi nitely not the case here. There’s
someone right behind you that can do the job
almost as well or as good as you can. You have
to push yourself to be better.”
Session led all rushers with 59 yards on
10 carries at this spring’s annual Maroon and
Gold Game. Jolly played in all 12 of Colorado’s
games last year as a sophomore, seeing time
primarily on special teams. He was also third
on the team in rushing with 23 carries for 62
yards. Odom gained 1,560 rushing yards and
scored 24 touchdowns as a senior at Alief Elsik
High School in 2003.
One thing the group brings to the position
is a variety of running styles that could
force defenses to defend diff erent things. Each
brings a unique facet to running but used the
past off -season to improve on a variety of skills
that could make all of the all-around good running
backs.
“The ones that are straight-ahead runners
are learning to make moves to make
defenders miss and the guys that are runners
are learning that when it’s third and short,
we need them to put their heads down and
go,” Wright said. “To be an all-around running
back, you have to be a little bit of everything.”
Wide Receivers
With the amount of experience returning
along with talent new to the position, wide
receivers coach Travis Bush will face a welcomed
dilemma this fall. Play after play, Bush
will have to make a determination of which
personnel to use.
“My biggest problem is going to be determining
who to put on the fi eld,” Bush said.
“They are all good enough to be out there and
playing. I am really excited to be coaching
these guys.”
The Bobcats have four wide receivers returning
from last season that saw playing time
last year, including three who started at one
point or another during the year.
Leading the cast is two-year starter K.R.
Carpenter who is listed as the preseason starter
at the slot position. The senior has caught 85
passes for 1,205 yards and nine touchdowns
over the last two seasons and is coming off a
strong spring camp. Despite an ankle injury
which sidelined him part of the 2004 season,
Carpenter led the Bobcats in receiving yards
catching 25 passes for 425 yards.
“K.R. is someone I can turn to and ask,
‘What are you seeing out there? What are they
giving us? What do you think can hurt them,’”
Bush said. “He’s the type of player that has the
experience to recognize what we need to run.
And he’s the one to do it even if it means him
not getting the ball. He’ll come back to the
sidelines and say ‘they are double-covering
me but you need to look at (another player).’”
Tyrone Scott started eight games last
year as a red-shirt freshman and brings an
emotional energy the rest of the receivers feed
on. He played in all 11 games last year, catching
14 passes for 154 yards to rank third on the
team. Scott is listed as one of the preseason
starters at wide receiver.
The other expected starter at wide out is
senior Markee White who got better and better
during the year and fi nished with 11 receptions
for 194 yards. He had a breakout game
in his native California catching three passes
for 90 yards against Cal Poly. Once the football
season wrapped up, White played in 26 games
for the Texas State basketball team, averaging
7.0 points and 3.2 rebounds.
Also returning at wide receiver is Justin
Williams, who caught three passes for 43
yards.
The newcomers include a pair of redshirted
freshmen as well as a transfer from the
University of Houston.
Stan Zwinggi played running back in
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high school before being converted during
his red-shirt season to wide receiver for the
Bobcats. He is listed on the depth chart at slot.
Clellan Cook is another red-shirted freshman
who is listed on the two-deep behind White at
one of the receiver positions.
Dameon Williams is one of the fastest
players on the team and was a part of an indoor
conference track championship at Houston
before transferring to Texas State.
Texas State’s philosophy to winning in
the Southland Conference is to have an eff ective
running game. Success running the football
In turn could open up some things for the
receiver corps.
“We’re going to block our butts off when
it’s a running play and we’re going to run our
routes and catch the football when it is thrown
to us,” Bush said. “When people stack the box
with defenders, there are going to be times
we’ll throw it deep to get them out of the box.
Then there are the times that with great receivers,
you just want to get it in their hands
and let them run with it.
“Our receivers like the system and the
new things we are doing. They are fi red up
about catching more balls. There is a lot to our
passing game which is effi cient and short. And
with Barrick Nealy at quarterback, we have the
capability of doing both depending on what
the defense is doing to us.”
While the Bobcats look to have plenty of
talent, Bush said the squad will miss the leadership
departed seniors Devin Freeman and
John Tyson brought to the team. Tyson was
the 2004 recipient of the J.C. Kellam Award.
“The two things that we are going to miss
about those two guys is that not only were
they great players but they were great leaders,”
said Bush, who also was a J.C. Kellam Award recipient
as a player. “They did everything right
both on and off the fi eld. Those two guys kept
the receiving corps going.
“Athletically, I think we have some talented
players that are coming up but I am waiting
for one of the younger guys to step up and
match their leadership. I’m anxious to see who
is going to be the one who steps up and does
that because they have some big shoes to fi ll.”
TEXAS STATE DEFENSE
In any relationship, there is a certain comfort
level which comes from familiarity. For a
Texas State defense which begins its second
season using the same 4-2-5 package, that
idea certainly holds true.
Heading into the 2004 season, the Bobcats
were using a third defensive package in
as many years. This year 21 lettermen return,
including 10 starters. Also back is the same de-
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fensive coaching staff that knows the capabilities
and limitations of its personnel.
“We have made some tweaks and adjustments,
but 85 percent of what we are doing is
what we did last year,” said Texas State defensive
coordinator Craig Naivar. “The terminology
is the same so our communication is that
much better.
“We have also been pleased with the
gains we have made in the weight room. We
have gotten bigger, faster and stronger. Now,
our job as coaches as well as a defense will be
to transfer those gains on the fi eld. We should
be able to stay healthier and be a more physical
defense. And at times last year we got a
little fatigued in the fourth quarter. This year
we should be able to fi ght through that.”
In addition to being bigger, faster and
stronger, the Bobcats will need to eliminate
the mental mistakes from a year ago. Cutting
down on some mistakes should come from
players having played with one another and in
the same defensive scheme now for a season.
Texas State will continue to employ a 4-2-
5 defense which gives the Bobcats the threat
of a blitz on any given play.
With off enses being so multiple with motion
and formation shifts, we are able to use
our fl exibility to handle that,” Naivar said. “We
have better speed on the fi eld, we have better
coverage players on the fi eld and by having
two of our three safeties down low, the threat
of the blitz is always there. Every down someone
has to account for us bringing pressure
from anywhere on the fi eld.”
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
While every player on the Texas State
football team relies on one another to make
the Bobcats successful, it is a distinct proposition
for linemen who have to work together
either on defense wrecking havoc on opposing
off enses; or off ensive linemen who team
to make the block to free a back or protect a
quarterback.
With that in mind, no unit of the Texas
State football team matches the advantage
the defensive line has in 2005 as the Bobcats
return a front four which started all 11 games
together last year.
Second-year defensive line coach Kyle
Tietz says it is a matter of the group becoming
familiar with each other’s play and operating
together to become more effi cient as a unit
— something he says that happened as the
2004 season went on as well as through the
off -season.
“They have learned to hunt together as a
defensive line,” he said. “During the past year
they became better at understanding each
other’s responsibilities as well as each other’s

strengths and weaknesses. They have learned
to play off of and with each other.”
The Bobcats’ front four is anchored by
three-year letter winner Travis Upshaw at
nose guard while 2004 Southland Conference
Newcomer of the Year Fred Evans returns at
defensive tackle. Last year the ‘Cats relied on
true freshmen Nick Clark and Nate Langford
to start at defensive end and now that tandem
returns with a year of experience as starters.
For Clark and Langford, the learning curve
was steep.
“With the youth we had last year at defensive
end, there were a lot of freshman mistakes
made,” Tietz said. “But they were mistakes that
as a coach you couldn’t really get mad and
yell and scream about. Our pass rush integrity
was not good. All four guys have a responsibility
within the pocket and there were a lot
of times we missed sacks because we made a
poor decision, most of the time at end, when
we would try to come under a block and allow
for a big scramble lane for the quarterback.”
Tietz said that a year of game experience
and a year of the front four working together
should allow for the Bobcats’ pass rush to dramatically
improve.
Clark is coming off a 29-tackle rookie year
which ranked him just outside the team’s top
10 in tackles. Among his stops were nine tackles
for loss and he ranked second on the team
with 3.5 quarterback sacks. Langford, a San
Marcos native, had 17.5 total tackles as a true
freshman.
On the preseason two-deep behind Langford
is sophomore Wellington Deshield. Also
a true freshman last season, Deshield gained
a variety of experience seeing action as a fullback
as well as at defensive end where his
forte was defi nitely pass rushing. During the
off -season, he also improved his play against
the run.
Larry Hayden, who last year played in
the secondary, has added weight and has
been moved to right end. Hayden headed into
last season listed at 198 pounds but added
35 pounds over the past year. During his career
he has registered 60.5 tackles, including
12 tackles for loss and fi ve quarterback sacks.
Last year he was among the team’s top 10 in
tackles with 32.5 stops.
While both Upshaw and Evans return as
starters for the interior of the defensive line,
the Bobcats actually have a three-man senior
rotation at the two positions as Teddy Jones
also returns. Also returning with extensive experience
is Ramel Borner who saw plenty of
time last year as a true freshman.
Evans led the team in tackles for loss
(17.5) and quarterback sacks last season (6.5).
And while the three technique is a position
that is usually hard to double team, the First-
Team All-SLC pick will likely draw more attention
from opposing off ensive lines.
“What we saw later in the season was offenses
would change their protection so they
could get two guys on him,” Tietz said. “There
will be some things in pass protection where
people will try to compensate for him. Fred
just has to understand. Last year he did a good
job of picking up protection schemes.”
Upshaw is a seasoned veteran who brings
a lot of passion to the Bobcat squad. Last year
he recorded 24.0 tackles, including four for
losses and a quarterback sack. Jones, who is
one of the strongest players on the team, was
in on 14.5 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and a
sack last season while Borner registered 11 total
tackles, including two for lost yards.
Additional depth should come from
sophomore John Gilley as well as junior transfer
Troy Ebensberger.
“I think we have a really good chemistry
with each other,” Tietz said. “You don’t always
have that. Our guys really get along with each
other. They know how to push each other and
make each other work harder without off ending
each other.”
LINEBACKERS
Jeff Brown is a three-year letter winner.
David Simmons is a returning All-Southland
Conference First-Team selection. Jeremy Castillo
begins his third year and has been in the
Bobcats’ starting rotation since his freshman
year.
For Texas State linebackers coach Darin
Eliot, it’s easy to see why he has a lot of confi -
dence in the Bobcats’ rotation at the two linebacker
positions.
“They all know the defense very well,” Eliot
said of the trio. “Their experience is going
to be very benefi cial for us. They make a lot of
the checks and adjustments for our defensive
front plus we put them in position to make a
lot of plays. Having three players there that we
feel confi dent in will be great for our defense.”
And Texas State will benefi t from having
three seasoned players returning who for
the fi rst time in their collegiate careers will be
a part of the same defensive scheme for two
straight years.
Castillo, who begins his junior season,
was the Bobcats’ leading tackler in 2004 when
he registered 52 total stops. He had 40 solo
tackles and 24 assists. The Corsicana native
also ranked third on the team in tackles for
loss, broke up four passes and had a 54-yard
interception return to set up a touchdown in
the Bobcats’ Southland Conference win at Mc-
Neese State.
Brown started just one game last year but
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was the third backer in the rotation last year
and has plenty of experience from three seasons
as a ‘Cat. He’s the best blitzer of the bunch
and with his size is a very physical player. Last
year he ranked fi fth in total tackles with 36 total
stops, including 2.5 tackles for lost yards. He
also had an interception broke up two passes
during the season.
Despite missing three games with a knee
injury, Simmons’ play when he was in the lineup
propelled him to First-Team All-Southland
Conference honors. In eight games, Simmons
registered 34 tackles, including 10 for a total
of 21 lost yards, intercepted a pass, broke up
two more passes and recovered a fumble. Two
years ago as a sophomore, he led the team in
tackles with 76.5 total stops.
Heading into his senior year, his leadership
has been very evident.
“David has been in a position to infl uence
guys on this team for quite awhile,” Eliot
said. “He has been able to earn their respect
through his playing ability. He realizes now
how important it is for him to be a leader and
he has accepted that role. Every day I see him
improve in that area more and more.”
While Castillo is listed as the starter at
Sam linebacker and Simmons is listed at Mike
linebacker with Brown also listed at mike on
the two-deep, all three can play either position.
In diff erentiating the two positions which
have a lot of similarities, the Sam linebacker
is called on to make a majority of the adjustments,
checks and calls. The Mike linebacker
will draw more isolation blocks from the fullback
and has to be a more physical player. The
Mike linebacker position also will draw more
diffi cult coverages in defending against the
pass.
Junior Shola Obafemi made major
strides during spring camp after moving from
safety to the sam linebacker position where he
will back up Castillo. As a defensive back last
year he was credited with 4.5 tackles, including
one for a loss.
Behind the fi rst four players on the depth
chart, Texas State returns red-shirt freshman
Courtney Smith, squadman Jeff Gotte, who
is coming off two knee injuries, and Texas Lutheran
transfer Cameron Dunk.
“The biggest question mark will be our
depth,” Eliot said. “We have to determine how
players like Shola Obafemi and Courtney
Smith are going to play. If they play up to the
potential that I think they have, then we will
have great depth at the position.”
CORNERBACKS
In an eff ort to get the fi ve-best defensive
backs on the fi eld any given Saturday, the Bob-
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cats made a signifi cant move in the spring,
shifting two-year starter Walter Musgrove
from safety to cornerback.
In each of his fi rst two seasons at Texas
State, Musgrove has ranked second on the
team in total tackles. Last year he was in on
49.0 stops – 38 solo hits and 22 assists. He also
had two quarterback sacks and intercepted a
pair of passes.
“We are very fortunate to have some
safeties step up,” said cornerbacks coach Jason
Washington. “With Walter’s ability to be
a physical, it was a natural move. We want to
be able to put our fi ve best defensive backs on
the fi eld at the same time, and moving Walter
to corner will help allow us to do that. “
Despite being a well-conditioned member
of the football squad, Washington could
easily see how Musgrove struggled early in
the move because of the type of shape someone
needs to be in to play the position.
“Walter never realized how much you run
as a corner,” Washington said. “The fi rst couple
of practices he was winded because he would
go on a fl y route, come back to the line and
the next play go on another fl y route. The
quarterback may not throw to the receiver he
was covering but he had to work his tail off every
play.”
Washington said the Duncanville native
quickly made the transition to the position
and continues to strive to prepare for this fall.
“I think he’s taken it upon himself to step
up and work on his conditioning,” Washington
said. “He’s a warrior on the fi eld and does the
little things that a lot of the time goes unnoticed.”
Also returning on the two-deep at the
boundary corner position is senior Edmund
Pringle. The junior college transfer saw playing
time last year and with his work ethic will
see plenty of action as well this season.
Derwin Straughter returns at the other
corner position after sharing time as a starter
last year as a junior.
“I am looking for a lot out of Derwin both
as a player and a leader for this team,” Washington
said. “He doesn’t have great size but he
plays big on the fi eld.”
Behind Straughter on the two-deep is
junior college transfer Jamarqus O’Neal. Last
year he was named to the Southwest Junior
College All-Conference team after intercepting
fi ve passes for Trinity Valley Community
College.
“We play the cornerback positions by
committee. What I mean by that is who ever
is playing well at a given time, that’s who we
want on the fi eld,” Washington said. “It could
change week in and week out.”
Washington added he was also impressed

with how the group of position players had
become a family.
“They do a good job of teaching each
other,” he said. “You’ll always do well if you’re
technique sound and they do a good job
pointing out the little things to one another
that can make them all better.”
SAFETIES
When it comes to the starting secondary,
there is plenty of returning experience when
you look at the fi rst player on the depth chart
at any given defensive back position. But that
experience tails off when it comes to the players
currently in back up roles.
Texas State established some roles during
the spring for its younger players but will
be looking to add playing experience to each
player’s résumé early in the year.
“We were able to develop some depth
during the spring but the non-conference
portion of our season is going to be critical to
getting some of our younger guys the game
reps they need to become comfortable playing
Saturday afternoons and Saturday nights,”
Naivar said.
Some of the Bobcats’ lack of depth was
internal. Former defensive backs Hayden and
Obafemi have been moved to defensive end
and linebacker, respectively.
“We’ve been around these guys for a full
year and now know what their capabilities
and limitations are,” Naivar said. “We want to
put our guys in the best possible situation to
be successful.”
However, the Bobcats’ expected starting
three at the safety positions have extensive
experience. Free safety Epsilon Williams is a
two-year starter. Melvin Webber makes the
move to strong safety after playing primarily
at cornerback last year. Gary Shepard started
three games at cornerback but will play at the
KAT position in Texas State’s defense this fall.
From his free safety position, Williams will
continue to serve as the quarterback on the
defense – making a lot of the coverage calls
and adjustments on defense. Last year the
Dallas native registered 41 total tackles, broke
up four passes and recovered three fumbles.
Behind Williams at the position is redshirt
freshman Michael Rutledge who has
transitioned from running back to the secondary
position.
Webber made an immediate impact for
the Bobcats last season when he moved from
cornerback to safety prior to conference play.
He anchors the strong safety position and will
be backed up by another red-shirt freshman,
Jamiell Turner.
This season Shepard moves to KAT, a hybrid
position between a linebacker and safety.
“The KAT back has to be versatile enough
to play in the box and be physical, then turnaround
and be in coverage the next,” Naivar
said.
Adding depth to the KAT position is returning
letterman Dallas Coleman while former
high school quarterback Josh Edmond
could also see playing time at one of the safety
positions.
Texas State also will also have the infl ux
of two junior college transfers who will play in
the secondary — O’Neal who is listed on the
two-deep at cornerback and Ricky McKinley.
“Ricky McKinley is a versatile athlete who
could play either at cornerback or safety,” Naivar
said. “He was a highly recruited running
back out of high school and will help us at either
of those positions. Jamarqus O’Neal will
be an impact player for us and will defi nitely
fi ll some needs we have.”
SPECIAL TEAMS
Texas State returns three kicking game
specialists including All-America punter,
Cory Elolf. Also back is deep snapper Dominic
Giametta as well as Stan Jones, who
took over the placing kicking chores during
Southland Conference play in 2004.
Elolf averaged 41.9 yards per punt last
season en route to being named to the American
Football Coaches Association All-America
team. The senior from Converse also handles
the kickoff chores for the Bobcats. For his career
Elolf has averaged 42.6 yards per punt.
One reason for Elolf’s success has been
having the same deep snapper for his previous
two seasons. Giametta has been steady
handling deep snapping chores both on place
kicks and punts. The Brookshire native was also
effi cient getting down the fi eld after snaps and
had fi ve total stops as part of the Bobcats’ punt
coverage team. He also recovered a muff ed
punt and returned it for a touchdown during
the Bobcats’ win over McNeese State.
Jones, a walk-on from Corsicana, took
over place kicking responsibilities during
Texas State’s game at McNeese State and
proceeded to convert a 34-yard fi eld goal in
the game. He went on to convert on 13-of-14
point-after tries and would add a 20-yard fi eld
goal against Sam Houston State in his only
other attempt of the year.
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown/Previous School
35 Ryan Arnold WR 6-0 175 Fr./HS Corpus Christi/Calallen HS
69 Shawn Bednarczak OL 6-3 249 Fr./RS Roanoke/Keller HS
33 Joe Bell LB 6-0 210 FR/HS Houston/Cypress-Falls HS
74 Shadrick Bell OL 6-4 256 Fr./RS Houston /Alief Taylor HS
44 Luke Bomar FB 6-1 250 Sr./2L Denton/Denton HS
60 Ramel Borner DL 6-0 304 So./1L Dallas/Lincoln HS
31 Morris Brothers RB 5-9 177 Sr./2L Converse/Judson HS/South Plains College
29 Jeff Brown LB 6-0 232 Sr./3L Houston/Langham Creek HS
Blake Burton FB 6-0 220 Fr./RS Boling/Boling HS
22 Alvin Canady RB 5-7 165 Fr./HS San Marcos/San Marcos HS
4 K.R. Carpenter WR 5-11 191 Sr./2L Schertz/Clemens HS/North Texas
64 Daniel Carrillo DL 6-4 246 Fr./RS Robstown/Robstown HS
37 Jeremy Castillo LB 5-11 220 Jr./2L Corsicana/Corsicana HS
50 Nick Clark DL 6-0 239 So./1L Ft. Worth/Everman HS
28 Dallas Coleman DB 6-0 206 Jr./1L Brenham/Brenham HS
80 Clellan Cook WR 6-4 206 Fr./RS San Antonio /Alamo Heights HS
21 Morris Crosby DB/WR 5-9 180 Fr./HS Houston/Elsik HS
43 Wellington Deshield DE 6-2 239 So./1L Hockley/Waller HS
Cameron Dunk LB 6-2 210 Jr./TR Flatonia/Flatonia HS/Texas Lutheran
81 Galen Dunk WR 6-5 200 Fr./HS Flatonia/Flatonia HS
79 Troy Ebensberger DL 6-1 252 Sr./TR Houston/Clear Lake HS/Texas Lutheran
23 Josh Edmond DB 5-10 185 Fr./RS Houston /Galena Park HS
45 Cory Elolf P/PK 6-1 204 Sr./2L Converse/Judson HS
55 Fred Evans DL 6-5 285 Sr./1L Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park HS/College of DuPage
83 John Ford TE/DE 6-4 210 Fr./HS Corpus Christi/Calallen HS
77 Cliff ord Gardner DL 6-1 293 Fr./HS Dallas/Skyline HS
Chase Gentile DL 6-0 230 Fr./RS Nederland/Nederland HS
9 Bradley George QB 6-6 218 Fr./HS New Braunfels/Canyon HS
89 Dominic Giametta DS 6-4 222 Sr./2L Brookshire/Terry HS
90 John Gilley DL 6-3 244 So./1L Victoria/St. Joseph HS
73 Calvin Gore OL 6-5 291 Fr./HS Canyon Lake/Smithson Valley HS
54 Jeff Gotte LB 6-1 210 Jr./SQ Katy/Katy HS
17 Eric Hafner QB 6-1 191 Sr./SQ Austin/McNeil HS/Blinn JC
66 Billy Harrison OL 6-1 269 Fr./RS San Antonio/MacArthur HS
10 Larry Hayden DE 6-0 233 Sr./2L Ft. Bend/Elkins HS
67 Cody Hodge OL 6-2 279 Fr./RS Missouri City/Elkins HS
78 Luke Horder OL 6-5 298 Sr./2L Hurst/L.D.Bell HS/New Mexico
70 Matt Jenkins OL 6-3 291 So./1L San Antonio/Madison HS
8 Daniel Jolly RB 6-0 233 Jr./TR San Antonio/Marshall HS/Colorado
19 Stan Jones PK 5-8 171 Sr./1L Corsicana /Corsicana HS
95 Teddy Jones DL 6-2 274 Sr./3L Ft. Worth/Southwest HS
65 Thomas Keresztury OL 6-6 289 Sr./3L New Braunfels/Canyon HS
99 Donovan King DE 6-2 245 Fr./HS Altair/Rice HS
56 Buck Koalenz OL 6-1 291 Jr./1L Seguin/Converse Judson HS/Air Force
46 Nate Langford DE 6-1 242 So./1L San Marcos/San Marcos HS
Jonathan Lehmann OL 6-4 267 Fr./TR Giddings/Giddings HS/Arizona State
71 Alex Luna OL 6-2 263 Fr./HS Houston/Aldine-Eisenhower HS
57 J.D. Machacek OL 6-1 277 Jr./SQ Midland/Midland Christian HS/New Mexico
88 Justin Marcellus TE 6-2 257 Sr./2L Aledo/Aledo HS
92 Sam Martin DL 6-5 235 Fr./HS Carrollton/Creekview HS
68 Eric McCorkle OL 6-8 272 So./SQ Brownswood/Brownswood HS
36 Rickey McKinley DB 5-11 190 Jr./TR Austin/Reagan HS/Northeastern Oklahoma
34 Michael Meeks DB 5-10 158 Jr./SQ Wimberley/Wimberley HS
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown/Previous School
47 Micah Miksch WR 6-0 175 Fr./HS Lavernia/Lavernia HS
26 Ronnie Miller WR 6-0 180 Jr./TR Rosenberg/Terry HS/Tyler JC
59 Ryne Miller OL 6-4 300 Jr./2L The Woodlands/Woodlands HS
63 Roger Molinet OL 6-1 259 Fr./RS New Braunfels/Canyon HS
62 Joel Moore OL 6-1 279 Sr./3L Katy/Katy HS
82 Nelson Morgan WR 6-2 180 So./SQ Houston/Memorial HS
87 Randy Moshier TE 6-1 252 Sr./2L Converse/Judson HS
15 Walter Musgrove DB 5-9 190 Jr./2L Duncanville/Duncanville HS
1 Barrick Nealy QB 6-5 230 Sr./2L Dallas/Adamson HS/Houston
12 Shola Obafemi LB 6-1 208 Jr./2L Aldine/Nimitz HS
42 Ryan Odell FB 6-2 220 Fr./RS New Braunfels/Canyon HS
38 Kevin Odelusi DB 5-11 185 Fr./HS Grand Prairie/Mansfi eld Summit HS
32 Mitch Odom RB 5-9 186 Fr./RS Houston/Alief Elsik HS
24 Jamarqus O’Neal DB 6-1 192 Jr./TR Orange/West Orange HS/Trinity Valley CC
84 Matt Padron TE 6-5 260 Jr./1L Keller/San Antonio Clark HS/Arizona
Jake Powell QB 6-2 193 Fr./RS New Caney/New Caney HS
20 Edmund Pringle DB 5-11 192 Sr./SQ Ft. Worth/Wyatt HS/Kansas St./Butler County CC
51 Raul Reyna DL 6-1 240 Jr./TR Houston/Sam Houston HS/Texas Lutheran
52 Kevin Rogers LB 6-1 232 Fr./RS San Antonio/John Jay HS
39 Michael Rutledge DB 5-10 183 Fr./RS Ft. Bend/Kempner HS
Walter Saenz DB 5-7 185 Jr./TR Houston/Klein Oak HS/Kilgore JC
72 Del Scales OL 6-6 305 Jr./1L Flower Mound/Flower Mound HS
5 Tyrone Scott WR 6-0 185 So./1L Houston/Westfi eld HS
30 Nicholas Session RB 5-9 224 Sr./2L Killeen/Harker Heights HS
7 Gary Shepard DB 5-10 212 Jr./1L Houston/Westfi eld HS/Arizona
2 Douglas Sherman RB 5-7 205 Sr./1L Ft. Worth/Eastern Hills HS/Cisco JC
58 David Simmons LB 5-11 225 Sr./2L Houston/Dobie HS
93 Matthew Siska DL 6-3 237 Jr./SQ Sealy/Sealy HS/UTEP
49 Courtney Smith LB 6-0 223 Fr./RS Round Rock/Stony Point HS
11 Jamell Snell QB 6-0 185 Fr./HS Irving/R.L. Turner HS
6 Derwin Straughter DB 5-8 175 Sr./1L Jacksonville, Fla./Ribautt HS/Reedley CC
61 Anthony Tropea DB 5-10 200 Jr./SQ Galveston/O’Connell HS
76 Beau Tuft OL 6-6 300 So./TR Houston/Westside HS/Houston
41 Jamiell Turner DB 6-0 199 Fr./RS Houston/Alief Taylor HS
98 Travis Upshaw DL 6-1 311 Sr./3L Burleson/Mansfi eld HS
Will Van Wyk DL 6-0 228 Fr./RS Harlingen/Harlingen HS
14 Chase Wasson QB 5-11 184 So./1L Southlake/Carroll HS
40 Melvin Webber DB 6-0 202 Sr./1L Jacksonville, Fla./Englewood HS/Reedley CC
25 Chad White DB 6-3 210 Sr./1L Grapevine/Grapevine HS/Wyoming
86 Markee White WR 6-7 205 Sr./1L Long Beach, Calif/LB Poly HS/Long Beach CC
27 Kyle Wilkerson QB 6-4 208 Fr./RS Sugar Land/Fort Bend Clements HS
3 Dameon Williams WR 5-9 162 Sr./TR Houston/Westside HS/Houston
48 Epsilon Williams DB 5-10 204 Jr./2L Dallas/W.T. White HS
85 Justin Williams WR 6-2 197 Jr./1L San Antonio/Central Catholic HS
16 Stan Zwinggi WR 5-11 190 Fr./RS Fredericksburg/Fredericksburg HS
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown/Previous School
1 Barrick Nealy QB 6-5 230 Sr./2L Dallas/Adamson HS/Houston
2 Douglas Sherman RB 5-7 205 Sr./1L Ft. Worth/Eastern Hills HS/Cisco JC
3 Dameon Williams WR 5-9 162 Sr./TR Houston/Westside HS/Houston
4 K.R. Carpenter WR 5-11 191 Sr./2L Schertz/Clemens HS/North Texas
5 Tyrone Scott WR 6-0 185 So./1L Houston/Westfi eld HS
6 Derwin Straughter DB 5-8 175 Sr./1L Jacksonville, Fla./Ribautt HS/Reedley CC
7 Gary Shepard DB 5-10 212 Jr./1L Houston/Westfi eld HS/Arizona
8 Daniel Jolly RB 6-0 233 Jr./TR San Antonio/Marshall HS/Colorado
9 Bradley George QB 6-6 218 Fr./HS New Braunfels/Canyon HS
10 Larry Hayden DE 6-0 233 Sr./2L Ft. Bend/Elkins HS
11 Jamell Snell QB 6-0 185 Fr./HS Irving/R.L. Turner HS
12 Shola Obafemi LB 6-1 208 Jr./2L Aldine/Nimitz HS
14 Chase Wasson QB 5-11 184 So./1L Southlake/Carroll HS
15 Walter Musgrove DB 5-9 190 Jr./2L Duncanville/Duncanville HS
16 Stan Zwinggi WR 5-11 190 Fr./RS Fredericksburg/Fredericksburg HS
17 Eric Hafner QB 6-1 191 Sr./SQ Austin/McNeil HS/Blinn JC
19 Stan Jones PK 5-8 171 Sr./1L Corsicana /Corsicana HS
20 Edmund Pringle DB 5-11 192 Sr./SQ Ft. Worth/Wyatt HS/Kansas St./Butler County CC
21 Morris Crosby DB/WR 5-9 180 Fr./HS Houston/Elsik HS
22 Alvin Canady RB 5-7 165 Fr./HS San Marcos/San Marcos HS
23 Josh Edmond DB 5-10 185 Fr./RS Houston /Galena Park HS
24 Jamarqus O’Neal DB 6-1 192 Jr./TR Orange/West Orange HS/Trinity Valley CC
25 Chad White DB 6-3 210 Sr./1L Grapevine/Grapevine HS/Wyoming
26 Ronnie Miller WR 6-0 180 Jr./TR Rosenberg/Terry/Tyler JC
27 Kyle Wilkerson QB 6-4 208 Fr./RS Sugar Land/Fort Bend Clements HS
28 Dallas Coleman DB 6-0 206 Jr./1L Brenham/Brenham HS
29 Jeff Brown LB 6-0 232 Sr./3L Houston/Langham Creek HS
30 Nicholas Session RB 5-9 224 Sr./2L Killeen/Harker Heights HS
31 Morris Brothers RB 5-9 177 Sr./2L Converse/Judson HS/South Plains College
32 Mitch Odom RB 5-9 186 Fr./RS Houston/Alief Elsik HS
33 Joe Bell LB 6-0 210 FR/HS Houston/Cypress-Falls HS
34 Michael Meeks DB 5-10 158 Jr./SQ Wimberley/Wimberley HS
35 Ryan Arnold WR 6-0 175 Fr./HS Corpus Christi/Calallen HS
36 Rickey McKinley DB 5-11 190 Jr./TR Austin/Reagan HS/Northeastern Oklahoma
37 Jeremy Castillo LB 5-11 220 Jr./2L Corsicana/Corsicana HS
38 Kevin Odelusi DB 5-11 185 Fr./HS Grand Prairie/Mansfi eld Summit HS
39 Michael Rutledge DB 5-10 183 Fr./RS Ft. Bend/Kempner HS
40 Melvin Webber DB 6-0 202 Sr./1L Jacksonville, Fla./Englewood HS/Reedley CC
41 Jamiell Turner DB 6-0 199 Fr./RS Houston/Alief Taylor HS
42 Ryan Odell FB 6-2 220 Fr./RS New Braunfels/Canyon HS
43 Wellington Deshield DE 6-2 239 So./1L Hockley/Waller HS
44 Luke Bomar FB 6-1 250 Sr./2L Denton/Denton HS
45 Cory Elolf P/PK 6-1 204 Sr./2L Converse/Judson HS
46 Nate Langford DE 6-1 242 So./1L San Marcos/San Marcos HS
47 Micah Miksch WR 6-0 175 Fr./HS Lavernia/Lavernia HS
48 Epsilon Williams DB 5-10 204 Jr./2L Dallas/W.T. White HS
49 Courtney Smith LB 6-0 223 Fr./RS Round Rock/Stony Point HS
50 Nick Clark DL 6-0 239 So./1L Ft. Worth/Everman HS
51 Raul Reyna DL 6-1 240 Jr./TR Houston/Sam Houston HS/Texas Lutheran
52 Kevin Rogers LB 6-1 232 Fr./RS San Antonio/John Jay HS
54 Jeff Gotte LB 6-1 210 Jr./SQ Katy/Katy HS
55 Fred Evans DL 6-5 285 Sr./1L Chicago, Ill./Morgan Park HS/College of DuPage
56 Buck Koalenz OL 6-1 291 Jr./1L Seguin/Converse Judson HS/Air Force
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57 J.D. Machacek OL 6-1 277 Jr./SQ Midland/Midland Christian HS/New Mexico
58 David Simmons LB 5-11 225 Sr./2L Houston/Dobie HS
59 Ryne Miller OL 6-4 300 Jr./2L The Woodlands/Woodlands HS
60 Ramel Borner DL 6-0 304 So./1L Dallas/Lincoln HS
61 Anthony Tropea DB 5-10 200 Jr./SQ Galveston/O’Connell HS
62 Joel Moore OL 6-1 279 Sr./3L Katy/Katy HS
63 Roger Molinet OL 6-1 259 Fr./RS New Braunfels/Canyon HS
64 Daniel Carrillo DL 6-4 246 Fr./RS Robstown/Robstown HS
65 Thomas Keresztury OL 6-6 289 Sr./3L New Braunfels/Canyon HS
66 Billy Harrison OL 6-1 269 Fr./RS San Antonio/MacArthur HS
67 Cody Hodge OL 6-2 279 Fr./RS Missouri City/Elkins HS
68 Eric McCorkle OL 6-8 272 So./SQ Brownswood/Brownswood HS
69 Shawn Bednarczak OL 6-3 249 Fr./RS Roanoke/Keller HS
70 Matt Jenkins OL 6-3 291 So./1L San Antonio/Madison HS
71 Alex Luna OL 6-2 263 Fr./HS Houston/Aldine-Eisenhower HS
72 Del Scales OL 6-6 305 Jr./1L Flower Mound/Flower Mound HS
73 Calvin Gore OL 6-5 291 Fr./HS Canyon Lake/Smithson Valley HS
74 Shadrick Bell OL 6-4 256 Fr./RS Houston /Alief Taylor HS
76 Beau Tuft OL 6-6 300 So./TR Houston/Westside HS/Houston
77 Cliff ord Gardner DL 6-1 293 Fr./HS Dallas/Skyline HS
78 Luke Horder OL 6-5 298 Sr./2L Hurst/L.D.Bell HS/New Mexico
79 Troy Ebensberger DL 6-1 252 Sr./TR Houston/Clear Lake HS/Texas Lutheran
80 Clellan Cook WR 6-4 206 Fr./RS San Antonio /Alamo Heights HS
81 Galen Dunk WR 6-5 200 Fr./HS Flatonia/Flatonia HS
82 Nelson Morgan WR 6-2 180 So./SQ Houston/Memorial HS
83 John Ford TE/DE 6-4 210 Fr./HS Corpus Christi/Calallen HS
84 Matt Padron TE 6-5 260 Jr./1L Keller/San Antonio Clark HS/Arizona
85 Justin Williams WR 6-2 197 Jr./1L San Antonio/Central Catholic HS
86 Markee White WR 6-7 205 Sr./1L Long Beach, Calif/LB Poly HS/Long Beach CC
87 Randy Moshier TE 6-1 252 Sr./2L Converse/Judson HS
88 Justin Marcellus TE 6-2 257 Sr./2L Aledo/Aledo HS
89 Dominic Giametta DS 6-4 222 Sr./2L Brookshire/Terry HS
90 John Gilley DL 6-3 244 So./1L Victoria/St. Joseph HS
92 Sam Martin DL 6-5 235 Fr./HS Carrollton/Creekview HS
93 Matthew Siska DL 6-3 237 Jr./SQ Sealy/Sealy HS/UTEP
95 Teddy Jones DL 6-2 274 Sr./3L Ft. Worth/Southwest HS
98 Travis Upshaw DL 6-1 311 Sr./3L Burleson/Mansfi eld HS
99 Donovan King DE 6-2 245 Fr./HS Altair/Rice HS
TEXAS STATE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE
Shawn Bednarczak Bed-nahr-zak
Daniel Carrillo Kah-REE-O
Jeremy Castillo Kas-TEE-O
Chase Gentile Jen-TIL
Dominic Giametta GEE-uh-meh-tuh
Jeff Gotte Got (Like Got Milk?)
Thomas Keresztury Care-uh-stor-EE
Buck Koalenz KO-lens
J.D. Machacek Match-uh-sek
Roger Molinet Mol-uh-net
Shola Obafemi SHOW-luh O-bah-feh-ME
Kevin Odelusi O-de-LU-SEE
Raul Reyna Rain-uh
Walter Saenz SAY-enz
Chase Wasson Wah-son
Stan Zwinggi Zweg-EE
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Texas State Bobcats

Texas State Bobcats
Texas State Squad Breakdown
Texas State Personnel
Texas State Lettermen Returning (43)
Off ensive Lettermen Returning (19)
Luke Bomar (FB), Morris Borthers (RB), K.R. Carpenter
(WR), Luke Horder (OL), Matthew Jenkins (OL),
Thomas Keresztury (OL), Buck Koalenz (OL), Justin
Marcellus (TE), Ryne Miller (OL), Joel Moore (OL),
Randy Moshier (TE), Barrick Nealy (QB), Matt Padron
(TE), Del Scales (OL), Tyrone Scott (WR), Douglas
Sherman (RB), Chase Wason (QB), Markee White
(WR), Justin Williams (WR).
Defensive Lettermen Returning (21)
Ramel Borner (DL), Jeff Brown (DB), Jeremy Castillo
(LB), Nick Clark (DL), Dallas Coleman (DB), Wellington
Deshield (DE), Fred Evans (DL), John Gilley (DL),
Larry Hayden (DB), Teddy Jones (DL), Nate Langford
(DE), Walter Musgrove (DB), Shola Obafemi (DB),
Nicholas Session (LB), Gary Shepard (DB), David Simmons
(LB), Derwin Straughter (DB), Travis Upshaw
(DL), Melvin Webber (DB), Chad White (DB), Epsilon
Williams (DB).
Special Teams Lettermen Returning (3)
Cory Elolf (P/PK), Dominic Giametta (DS), Stan Jones
(PK).
Texas State Lettermen Lost (14)
Off ensive Lettermen Lost (6)
Ike Chekwa (WR), Devin Freeman (WR), Terrell Harris
(RB), Trevor McKenzie (RB), Ken McKoy (OL), John
Tyson (WR).
Defensive Lettermen Lost (8)
Damian Chandler (DB), Dan Dolce (DL), William Heyward
(DB), Nato James (DB), Kenyone Leno (DB),
Wade Lightsey (LB), Tywaun Watkins (DB).
Special Teams Lettermen Lost (1)
Steven Dietz (PK).
Texas State Starters Returning (19)
Off ensive Starters Returning (9)
Barrick Nealy (QB), Douglas Sherman (RB), *K.R.
Carpenter (WR), Tyrone Scott (WR), *Luke Bomar
(TE), Randy Moshier (TE), Luke Horder (OL), Thomas
Keresztury (OL), Buck Koalenz (OL), Ryne Miller (OL).
Defensive Starters Returning (10)
Nate Langford (DE), Fred Evans (DL), Travis Upshaw
(DL), Nick Clark (DE), Jeremy Castillo (LB), David Simmons
(LB), *Larry Hayden (DB), Gary Shepard (DB),
Derwin Straughter (DB), *Melvin Webber (DB), Epsilon
Williams (DB).
*Texas State had several players split starting responsibilities
with a teammate with both starting
at least 50 percent of the team’s games in 2004. In
those situations, both players are listed but count as
only one returning starter.
2005 TEXAS STATE PRESEASON DEPTH CHART
Bobcat Off ense
Bobcat Defense
QUARTERBACK
1 Barrick Nealy 6-5 230 Sr./2L
14 Chase Wasson 5-11 184 So./1L
9 Bradley George 6-6 218 Fr./HS
FULLBACK
44 Luke Bomar 6-1 250 Sr./2L
42 Ryan Odell
TAILBACK
6-2 220 Fr./RS
2 Douglas Sherman 5-7 205 Sr./1L
30 Nicholas Session
WIDE RECEIVER
5-9 224 Sr./2L
86 Markee White 6-7 205 Sr./1L
80 Clellan Cook
SLOT
6-4 206 Fr./RS
4 K.R. Carpenter 5-11 191 Sr./2L
3 Dameon Williams 5-9 162 Sr./TR
16 Stan Zwinggi
LEFT TACKLE
5-11 190 Fr./RS
65 Thomas Keresztury 6-6 289 Sr./3L
70 Matthew Jenkins
LEFT GUARD
6-3 291 So./1L
62 Joel Moore 6-1 279 Sr./3L
57 J.D. Machacek
CENTER
6-1 277 Jr./SQ
56 Buck Koalenz 6-1 291 Jr./1L
66 Billy Harrison
RIGHT GUARD
6-1 269 Fr./RS
78 Luke Horder 6-5 298 Sr./2L
76 Beau Tuft
RIGHT TACKLE
6-6 300 So./TR
59 Ryne Miller 6-4 300 Jr./2L
70 Matthew Jenkins
TIGHT END
6-3 291 So./1L
87 Randy Moshier 6-1 252 Sr./2L
88 Justin Marcellus
—OR—
WIDE RECEIVER
6-2 257 Sr./2L
5 Tyrone Scott 6-0 185 So./1L
85 Justin Williams 6-2 197 Jr./1L
Bobcat Special Teams
DEEP SNAPPER
89 Dominic Giametta
HOLDER
6-4 222 Sr./2L
14 Chase Wasson
PLACE KICKER
5-11 184 So./1L
19 Stan Jones
PUNTER/KICKER
5-8 171 Sr./1L
45 Cory Elolf
RETURNS
6-1 204 Sr./2L
6 Derwin Straughter 5-8 175 Sr./1L
31 Morris Brothers 5-9 177 Sr./2L
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LEFT END
46 Nate Langford 6-1 242 So./1L
43 Wellington Deshield
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
6-2 239 So./1L
55 Fred Evans 6-5 285 Sr./1L
95 Teddy Jones
NOSE GUARD
6-2 274 Sr./1L
98 Travis Upshaw 6-1 311 Sr./3L
60 Ramel Borner
RIGHT END
6-0 304 So/1L
50 Nick Clark 6-0 239 So./1L
10 Larry Hayden
SAM LINEBACKER
6-0 233 Sr./2L
37 Jeremy Castillo 5-11 220 Jr./2L
12 Shola Obafemi
MIKE LINEBACKER
6-1 208 Jr./2L
58 David Simmons 5-11 225 Sr./2L
29 Jeff Brown
LEFT CORNERBACK
6-0 232 Sr./3L
6 Derwin Straughter 5-8 175 Sr./1L
24 Jamarqus O’Neal
STRONG SAFETY
6-1 192 Jr./TR
40 Melvin Webber 6-0 202 Sr./.1L
41 Jamiell Turner
FREE SAFETY
6-0 199 Fr./RS
48 Epsilon Williams 5-10 204 Jr./2L
39 Michael Rutledge
KAT
5-10 183 Fr./RS
7 Gary Shepard 5-10 212 Jr./1L
28 Dallas Coleman
RIGHT CORNERBACK
6-0 206 Jr./1L
15 Walter Musgrove 5-9 190 Jr./2L
20 Edmund Pringle 5-11 192 Sr./SQ