The Sun Belt has its first head coaching change of the 2022 offseason.
Texas State fired head coach Jake Spavital on Sunday following the conclusion of a second consecutive 4-8 season. Texas State lost to Louisiana 41-13 on Saturday.
Spavital became the Bobcats’ head coach prior to the 2019 season. In four seasons in San Marcos, Spavital coached the team to records of 3-9, 2-10, 4-8, and 4-8.
Per Statesman.com, Spavital had one year remaining on his five-year contract. He will collect a buyout of $400,000.
Spavital had previously been an offensive coordinator and assistant at West Virginia, Cal, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Houston, and Tulsa.