Texas State safety Tory Spears wins Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week

Texas State safety Tory Spears won Sun Belt defensive player of the week in the Bobcats 36-24 first-ever victory against Appalachian State. Spears led the Bobcats with 12 tackles and returned an interception 94 yards for a touchdown in the Bobcats’ win. Spears is the first FBS player to have 12 or more tackles and a pick-six in a single game since former Wyoming linebacker Chad Muma last September against Ball State, the first Sun Belt player to achieve this feat in eight years and the first Bobcat to do this in Texas State’s FBS history.

Texas State's next game at Troy this coming Saturday at 2:30pm (CT).