[Sly Fox]

Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas


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State University
Established in 1879
Enrollment: 20,477
Carnegie-Mellon Rating: R2
Nickname: Bearkats
Notable Alumni: Dan Rather, Richard Linklater, Josh McCown
2021 FCS National Champions



K.C. Keeler
9th Season as SHSU Head Coach


2023 Schedule/Results

Sep 02 - @ BYU .................................................. L 14-0
Sep 09 - vs. Air Force @ NRG Stadium ............. L 13-3
Sep 23 - @ Houston .......................................... L 38-7
Sep 28 - Jacksonville State .............................. L 35-28 in OT
Oct 05 - @ Liberty ............................................ 7 PM ET
Oct 11 - @ New Mexico State*
Oct 18 - FIU*
Oct 25 - UTEP*
Nov 04 - Kennesaw State
Nov 11 - @ La Tech*
Nov 18 - @ WKU*
Nov 25 - MTSU*

[Sly Fox]

For the Non-Texans who may have never heard of this school prior to joining CUSA, just a few points of clarification:

• SHSU is not in fact located in Houston. It is 65 miles north of Downtown Houston and about 15-20 minutes north of the furthest reaches of the Houston metro.

• The school is named after the former Tennesseean politico who was involved in leading the Texas Revolution. His home is located on the campus and he is buried nearby.

• SHSU is best known for its criminal justice program that is generally ranked either as the best, on near the best, in the country. It helps when your hometown is surrounded by prisons to assure employment upon graduation. There is even a prison museum where they proudly display 'Ol Sparky ... the longtime electric chair used in Texas.

• The school has spent signifcant resources expanding their academic programs over the past decade including a new medical school in nearby Conroe down in the Houston metro. They have NOT invested in their athletic infrastructure in several decades. The unexpected promotion to CUSA caught school administrators and the State of Texas off-guard. They recently announced a $65M upgrade to Bowers Stadium but much, much more funding is needed to get the football stadium up to CUSA standards.

For the record, I live about 35-40 minutes away from the Sam athletic facilities and couldn't be happier to be in the same league with them. Several of their athletic administrators live around the corner from my house. And my daughters babysit for the criminal justice dean's kids. I regularly have been invited to speak at the school ... but my schedule hasn't allowed it to work out yet.

[rmiller1959]

I know of their criminal justice program; we used them as a benchmark. Good summary!

[Sly Fox]

Not a great first half but we'll take an 11-point lead into the break. Our secondary hasn't been particularly sharp allowing Sam Houston stick around.

Let's not take our foot off the gas in the second half.

[tyndal23]

Not a great first half but we'll take an 11-point lead into the break. Our secondary hasn't been particularly sharp allowing Sam Houston stick around.

Let's not take our foot off the gas in the second half.

Our D line has been chasing ghosts, making our 2nd and 3rd level look bad by giving qb too much time. How many good bucks do we have - killer injury list.

[jbock13]

I really don't know why we're trying to pick up 30 yards on every 3rd and 4.

[Sly Fox]

I agree on all of the above. Kendy looks confused at times.

We are letting Sam just hang around. This is making me nervous.

[ballcoach15]

I think our OC has lost his playbook.

[PAmedic]

Injuries

[Sly Fox]

Ugh. This is getting REALLY uncomfortable at 21-16

[Dalegarz1]

Ugly offensive sequence followed by an equally ugly kick! “Mo” is wearing orange!

[PAmedic]

All of that was ridiculous

We’re gonna get slaughtered next week if we don’t figure something out

[Sly Fox]

1 5-point lead heading into the 4th after that ugly last possession doesn't inspire much confidence.

[ballcoach15]

SHSU coach is a crybaby

[Redbonebandit]

That is a heck of a catch! Also about time Sam Houston got flagged for something with that PI moment ago

[Redbonebandit]

Shoot kicking game is hurting, kinda surprised they didn't go for it on 4th after the first miss

[aredd33]

We don’t have a kicker.

[Sly Fox]

How ironic is it that our Achilles Heel is our kicking?

[Redbonebandit]

Definitely was spoiled the last few years with our kickers, the days of Leggatron are long gone.

Great stop by the D would be great to get a TD here and put this game away.

[Sly Fox]

QC is proving to be our X-Factor.

[Redbonebandit]

Gotta be 4 down territory here right?

Can't have that penalty

[PAmedic]

Ugly.
Ugly.
Ugly.

[Sly Fox]

Then we have to burn a timeout because the ref wouldn't let us snap the ball or we would have another delay of game.

[Redbonebandit]

Yeah the refs screwed us on that. Terrible play there absolute worst thing that could have happened.

Great punt though!

[Sly Fox]

Kicking taketh away ... and punting delivers big!