Texas State avoids late scare from Tren'davian Dickson, Texas Southern

One of the key things Texas State had to do this season was look like an improved team and that meant squashing a sub-FBS team like Texas Southern (Unlike the Bobcats did last year against Houston Baptist), or at least making it very clear that there is a talent gap between the two programs. For about 75 percent of Saturday's game, that was true. Although the points didn't come in bunches, Texas State's small 16-0 halftime lead felt comfortable mainly because of the Tigers' inability to move the ball.

Then the second half happened when TSU head coach Michael Haywood utilized his team's best weapon, former Houston and Baylor receiver Tren'davian Dickson who took the top off of Texas State's secondary on nearly every pass he caught. Long story short, he nearly single-handedly upset the Bobcats inside Bobcat Stadium Saturday night in Texas State's 36-20 win.