Put Up Or Shut Up: Texas State Hosts Confident Arkansas Pine-Bluff Golden Lions

PHOTO COURTESY UAPB GOLDEN LIONS ATHLETICS

The Golden Lions' coaches and players weren't afraid to talk smack to Texas State this week. Can they strut out of San Marcos with a shocking upset?

LOCATION: Bobcat Stadium, San Marcos, TX

TV: ESPN3

Radio: 105.3 FM (Austin)/89.9 FM (San Marcos)/930 AM (San Antonio)

When: 6:00 PM CT

Weather: 94°F, 50% chance of rain

Know Your Enemy
After winning the SWAC in 2012, UAPB completely cratered in 2013 en route to a 2-9 record. Things were so bad that their only wins were against a Mississippi Valley State team with the same record and Grambling State, who straight up refused to play a football game at one point.

Despite last year's woes and being picked to finish 6th in one of the worst conferences in FCS, Coach Monte Coleman and his players apparently decided that giving Texas State a truckload of locker room material was a good idea. So much for the element of surprise.

The Golden Lions gave up almost 280 yards on the ground per game, which is enough to make Texas State's solid running back corps salivate. On the other side of the ball, UAPB was able to average around 28 points and 255 passing yards per game, but against non-SWAC opponents Arkansas State and McNeese State they were held to 11 and 14 points, respectively.

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