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Article: Texas State's run in playoffs shows growth of Bobcat football program
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- University Wire
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- December 2, 2005
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Steve Habel
University Wire
12-02-2005
(The Austin Student) (CSTV U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- Down by 19 points two-thirds of the way through its Division I-AA first-round playoff game against tradition-rich Georgia Southern Saturday, the Texas State football team took a collective breath and gathered itself.
What occurred over the next quarter and a half can only be considered magic -- but that magic was based on preparation, maturity, a team's belief in itself and its coaching staff and, finally, execution. Texas State quarterback Barrick Nealy, one of 27 seniors on the Bobcats roster, led his team to five stunning and unanswered touchdowns as Texas State, in the I-AA playoffs for the first ...