The Bobcats and the Bearkats face-off for the first time since 2011. Texas State and Sam Houston will meet at NRG Stadium in Houston.
Daily Record photo by Gerald Castillo
Of all the rivalries in the Lone Star State, there may not be one as heated and fierce as the Texas State-Sam Houston series.
The rivalry between the Bobcats and Bearkats has existed for over 100 years, spanning across four different conferences. In fact, it is one of the most played series in the state of the Texas with 91 total meetings, more than SMU-Rice [91], Baylor-Texas Tech [82], Texas-Texas Tech [70], Texas A&M- Texas Tech [70] and TCU-Texas Tech [66], The series went on hiatus after the 2011 season, but will make its grand return this Saturday as the Bobcats battle the Bearkats at NRG Stadium in Houston.
But why does this game have such notoriety and why has the rivalry been on hiatus like so many instate rivalries have been?
Since the beginning, Texas State and Sam Houston have been somewhat mirror images of one another.