Texas State faces UL Monroe in a matchup of Sun Belt teams. The teams play Saturday for the first time this season.

BOTTOM LINE: Texas State visits Arkansas State after Tylan Pope scored 25 points in Texas State's 89-74 win against the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. The Red Wolves have gone 10-0 in home games. Arkansas State is fifth in the Sun Belt in team defense, giving up 69.4 points while holding opponents to 38.9% shooting.

Troy travels to Texas State in Sun Belt play Thursday. Thursday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.

Tylan Pope scored 25 points as Texas State beat Louisiana 89-74 on Thursday night. Pope added five rebounds and three blocks for the Bobcats (12-8, 5-3 Sun Belt Conference). Josh O'Garro added 17 points while shooting 4 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 8 of 10 from the free-throw line while he also had nine rebounds.

The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans looking to watch this college basketball game can do so by using FuboTV, which offers a free trial and $30 off your first month, or DirecTV Stream, which also offers a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.

Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian raises the trophy as the Texas Longhorns celebrate their 39-31 double overtime win over the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 1, 2025. Sara Diggins/American-Statesman-USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Texas State senior forward Tylan Pope was named Sun Belt Player of the Week and the Lou Henson National Player of the Week, an award given to the most outstanding mid-major player of that week, for his efforts in the Bobcats’ victories against Southern Miss and Georgia State,

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Mike Elko made his first offseason addition to Texas A&M's coaching staff by hiring James Madison defensive coordinator Lyle Hemphill in a senior

BOTTOM LINE: Texas State faces Louisiana after Tylan Pope scored 28 points in Texas State's 85-82 overtime win against the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. The Ragin' Cajuns have gone 4-7 at home. Louisiana has a 2-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

The Herd’s non-conference schedule has long been known and Marshall will open the season on August 30 ‘Between the Hedges’ with a game at Georgia. Marshall will then host two FCS opponents — Missouri State on September 6 and Eastern Kentucky on September 13. Marshall wraps up non-conference action on September 20 at Middle Tennessee.

The expanded College Football Playoff format delivered plenty of drama and sparked debates on possible improvements, but the final results were undeniable. Between the playoff and bowl games, the postseason gives conferences a chance to compete for supremacy and showcase their strength,