Bobcats Practice in Helmets and Shoulder Pads On Wednesday

SAN MARCOS, Texas – The Texas State football team played with a lot of energy when the Bobcats donned shoulder pads and helmets for the first time in their fall camp on Wednesday.

"There was a lot of energy and I thought the kids really flew around," head coach Everett Withers said. "Obviously, the first day with any kind of pads on was probably a lot like you think. It's not going to be pretty on tape, but I thought the energy level was good."

The Bobcats will practice in helmet and shoulder pads again on Thursday before donning full pads for the first time this fall on Friday.

"We are in a transformation phase now and we need make the players in our program better," Withers said. "Growth in…