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Texas State Defeats South Alabama 52-44 - Recap

TJ Finley led the way with 368 passing yards on Saturday as the Bobcats picked up a 52-44 victory over the Jaguars at Jim Wacker Field at Bobcat Stadium.

Texas State was an underdog by +6.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 57.0.

TJ Finley completed 19 of 28 pass attempts for 368 yards for the Bobcats in the win.

Braylon McReynolds rushed for 79 yards for South Alabama, while Desmond Trotter added 15 yards. Desmond Trotter threw for 216 yards for the Jaguars, while receivers Caullin Lacy and Javon Ivory had 94 and 85 yards respectively.

Texas State outgained South Alabama 479-476 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 26-22 by the Jaguars.

The time of possession battle favored South Alabama as their offense was on the field for 31:15, longer than the 28:45 of their opponents.