Incarnate Word at Texas State
SAN MARCOS, Texas (Interstat) — Incarnate Word will visit Texas State on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at UFCU Stadium. The Cardinals, 2-1, are the visiting team. The Bobcats, 1-2, are the home team. The forecast at game time calls for 96 degrees.
Incarnate Word is coming off a 30-23 home win over Houston Christian. Quarterback Emmett Brown, the Cardinals’ player to watch, completed 30 of 46 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns and ran seven times for 20 yards. Jayden Hibbler added 14 carries for 70 yards, three receptions for 15 yards and four punt returns for 62 yards. Lontrell Turner ran 12 times for 55 yards and caught four passes for 31 yards and one touchdown. The Cardinals’ other results this season are a 38-28 loss at Northern Arizona and a 76-14 home win over Oklahoma Panhandle State.
Texas State is coming off a 49-35 home win over North Texas. Quarterback Brad Jackson, the Bobcats’ player to watch, completed 16 of 22 passes for 268 yards and four touchdowns and ran nine times for 30 yards. He also completed 15 of 23 passes for 150 yards and ran three times for 27 yards in a loss at Texas. Torrance Burgess Jr. ran 25 times for 214 yards and caught two passes for six yards. Davian Jackson ran 10 times for 77 yards, caught one pass for 13 yards, returned two kickoffs for 33 yards and scored three touchdowns, including one receiving. The Bobcats’ other results this season are a 31-26 home loss to Texas-San Antonio and a 59-7 loss at Texas.
Incarnate Word’s upcoming schedule includes road games at Stephen F. Austin, Lamar, Southeastern Louisiana and Texas A&M-Commerce, plus home games against UT Rio Grande Valley, McNeese State, Northwestern State and Nicholls State. The Cardinals’ next game is at Stephen F. Austin. Texas State’s upcoming slate includes road games at San Diego State, Boise State and Oregon State, plus home games against Colorado State, Utah State, Fresno State and Washington State. The Bobcats’ next game is at San Diego State. Incarnate Word has eight games remaining, with four home games and four road games. Texas State has seven games remaining, with four home games and three road games.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Texas State to win 42-28. Interstat’s ELO system gives Texas State an 89.2 percent probability to win. Incarnate Word is listed at plus-30.5, and the over/under is 64.5.