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Colorado State Rams at Texas State Bobcats

·Oct 15, 2026·7:00 PM CT·CBSSN·San Marcos, TX

By JR·2 min read

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Texas State(2-3)

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TLDR: Colorado State has given up 156 points over its last 3 games, and it now flies to San Marcos to face a Texas State offense that has scored 49 and 63 in back-to-back home games. On Thursday, October 15, whichever defense gets a stop first could decide it.

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Colorado State goes to San Marcos with a 3-game losing streak, a defense that has allowed 156 points in that stretch, and starting QB Hauss Hejny still questionable with a hamstring injury. Texas State has scored plenty at home but, per ESPN, gave up 28 second-half points to blow a halftime lead at San Diego State. Both teams have played UTSA: Texas State lost by 5, Colorado State by 14. No odds are posted yet.

Colorado State Rams

Scored 45 at UTSA without Hejny under center
Hejny could be back after missing 2 games
Allowed 41, 59, 56 during 3-game skid
TE Houser and WR Foster both out
Hejny's hamstring still unresolved

Texas State Bobcats

Scored 49 and 63 in its last 2 home games
Held UTSA to 31; the Rams allowed 59
Jackson threw for 270 at San Diego State

Start with the quarterback, because that is Colorado State's whole story. Hauss Hejny transferred in from TCU in January and pulled a hamstring in the Rams' 41-23 home loss to BYU. Jim Mora told the Coloradoan he would also miss the Oregon State game, which made 2 straight games without him. He is still listed questionable with that hamstring. Whether he plays in San Marcos is the biggest open question for either team, and there are 11 days for it to get settled.

Colorado State's receiving corps is short-handed too. TE G. Houser and WR T. Foster were both ruled out for Oregon State with undisclosed injuries, so the backup quarterback had fewer targets than usual. Texas State has its own problems at the same positions. TE C. Snodgrass is out, and WR K. Evans has been questionable with a shoulder injury since late September. No board is posted for this one yet, and nothing here leans one way or the other.

Texas State is harder to read. Over its first 4 games the Bobcats were blown out 59-7 at Texas, lost 31-26 at home to UTSA, then won 49-35 over North Texas and 63-10 over Incarnate Word. Then they went to Snapdragon Stadium on October 3. ESPN's game page has them up 17-3 on San Diego State at halftime and losing 31-22, after giving up 21 in the third quarter and a late pick-six. Brad Jackson threw for 270 yards and 2 touchdowns, but also threw 2 interceptions, one of which ended the game.

Colorado State's run started well, with a 35-13 win over Wyoming and a 58-24 win over Southern Utah. Then BYU, UTSA and Oregon State put up 41, 59 and 56. As of today the Rams have lost 3 straight and are 0-1 in league play. The offense hasn't been the issue. Even without Hejny, they scored 45 at UTSA and 26 against Oregon State. The defense is what needs fixing.

Both teams have played UTSA, and that's the most useful comparison here. Texas State held the Roadrunners to 31 at home and lost by 5. Colorado State gave up 59 in San Antonio and lost by 14. That's only one game, but it fits the rest of the season: when the Bobcats' defense holds up, the games stay close. The Rams haven't had a game like that in a month.

Two things decide this one. First, does Hejny's hamstring let him play, and with which receivers? Second, can Texas State play 4 full quarters on defense after letting San Diego State score 28 after halftime? If the answer to the second is no, the scoreboard will look like most of Colorado State's recent games.

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