COACHING STAFF. Head Coach David Bailiff 46 Coaching Staff 49 Texas State Football Staff 55

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1 COACHING STAFF Head Coach David Bailiff 46 Coaching Staff 49 Texas State Football Staff 55

2 Texas State Coaching Staff David Bailiff Head Coach Texas State, 1981 Since being named Texas State University s football coach in February of 2004, David Bailiff has laid the foundation for a program that has a desire to extend its role in the community. For the second straight summer, Bailiff and the Bobcats have made a point of getting out in the community to meet with area business leaders and personally deliver schedule posters for the upcoming season. Beyond that, the Cats are involved in projects throughout the community from making appearances at San Marcos elementary schools Citizenship Days to lending a hand for Habitat for Humanity projects. Last August they took a little time away from preseason drills to help students move in to the dorms. And last year in return, the community showed its support for the Bobcats. Despite the Bobcats being picked to finish last in the Southland Conference, Texas State average attendance for five home games was 11,164 which ranks fifth all-time since Bobcat Stadium was constructed in In Bailiff s inaugural season as Texas State s coach, the Bobcats posted a 5-6 record and headed into the final week of the season still with conference championship aspirations. Texas State would end up going 3-2 in the Southland Conference and finished third in the league, the team s highest ranking in the SLC since Bailiff s roots with Texas State already ran deep when he was named the Bobcats 14th head coach Feb. 5, He was a team captain during his playing career at what was then Southwest Texas State University. He would return to coach at Texas State during two separate stints, serving as defensive coordinator and assistant head coach in the late 1990s. Prior to being named head coach, Bailiff spent three seasons on the staff at TCU. He served as the Horned Frogs defensive coordinator in both 2002 and 2003 while working with the team s defensive lineman. The 2003 Horned Frogs posted an 11-2 record and were ranked 25th in the final Associated Press writers poll and 24th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Bailiff was part of a staff which built quite a tradition on defense at TCU. During his three seasons in Fort Worth, the Horned Frogs were ranked 24 th, 1 st and 38 th in the country in total defense and 10 th, first and ninth against the run. In 2002, TCU allowed just yards of total offense per game which led the country. The Horned Frogs surrendered an average 64.8 yards on the ground. During the year, the Frogs held David Bailiff with wife Angie and sons Grayson and Gregory. Tulane to a school-record -53 yards rushing. TCU also ranked second in the country in pass efficiency defense, allowing opponents to complete less than 39 percent of their passes. Six TCU defensive players earned all-conference accolades in 2002 including Conference USA Defensive Player 46

3 of the year and Second-Team All-American LaMarcus MacDonald. While at TCU, the Horned Frogs played in a bowl game every season the galleryfurniture.com Bowl (2001), AXA Liberty Bowl (2002) and the Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl (2003). Bailiff, who is known as one of the premiere recruiters in the state of Texas, joined the TCU staff after serving as assistant head coach at Texas State University. He began his coaching career as the defensive line coach at New Braunfels High School ( ). He went into private business from before returning to the coaching ranks. His first collegiate coaching position was at Texas State, serving as a defensive graduate assistant coach in 1988 before being elevated to the Bobcats defensive line coach in He worked under the late John O Hara for one year and with Dennis Franchione for two years during his first coaching stint in San Marcos. Bailiff left Texas State in 1992 for an assistant coaching position at New Mexico where he handled the defensive line and recruiting. He returned to Texas State in 1997 as defensive coordinator and added assistant head coach responsibilities to his role in It was in 1999 that Bailiff was selected the NCAA Division I-AA Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. While at TCU Bailiff was also honored as the Top Assistant Football Coach by the All-American Football Foundation following the Horned Frogs 2002 season. As a player, Bailiff was named All-Lone Star Conference as well as All-America honorable mention while playing at Texas State from He served as a team captain in 1980 and was named honorable mention to the Lone Star Team of the Decade. Bailiff is married to the former Angie Daniels of Versailles, Mo. He has a daughter, Brooke (21), and the couple has twin eightyear-old sons, Grayson and Gregory. Noting Bailiff Age: 47 (born May 26, 1958) Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Wife: Angie Children: Brooke (21), Grayson (8) and Gregory (8) Alma Mater: Texas State (1981) Playing Experience: Three-year letterman as an offensive lineman and tight end. AT TEXAS STATE 2004: 5-6 Overall/3-2 in the Southland Conference PRIOR COACHING EXPERIENCE New Braunfels High (Defensive Line) 1988 Texas State (Graduate Assistant-Defense) Texas State (Defensive Line) New Mexico (Defensive Line/Recruiting) Texas State (Defensive Coordinator) Texas State (Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator) 2001 TCU (Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line) TCU (Defensive Coordinator/ Defensive Line) BOWL GAMES 2001 galleryfurniture.com Bowl 2002 AXA Liberty Bowl 2003 Fort Worth Bowl OUR CONCERN FOR DOING THINGS RIGHT WAS WHY WE HIRED DAVID HIS RECORD, HIS INTEGRITY AND HIS GENERAL INTEREST IN HIS STUDENTS WELFARE. THIS HIRING SHOWS THAT OUR PLAYERS ARE STUDENTS FIRST AND ATHLETES SEC- OND, AND THAT WE WANT THEM TO BE WINNERS NOT ONLY ON BUT OFF THE FIELD. Dr. Denise M. Trauth February 5,

4 Texas State Coaching Staff FAQ : CATCHING UP WITH DAVID BAILIFF You just finished your first year as a collegiate head coach. What was that experience like and were there any surprises during the year? David Bailiff: It was almost an overwhelming experience the first year. Just the responsibilities you have and the time demands were different. I learned a lot during my first year about things just like setting a calendar. But it was a great experience. After being picked to finish last in the league, this team exceeded expectations last year with a third-place finish in the Southland Conference. Heading into last year you spoke about how you wanted this team to be the hardest working and smartest team in the Southland Conference. It looks like this squad bought into those values. David Bailiff: Wanting to be the hardest working and smartest football team in the conference is going to be our mantra as long as I am here. Now to that, we have added something you won t see on a poster We live for each other. We want our players to understand that in addition to working hard and being smart, the decisions they make affect not only themselves but other guys on the team, their coaches, the university and the community. We want them to think on a broader scale. How about this year s team? There seems to be a tremendous amount of excitement and anticipation for this season. How will the expectations be higher? David Bailiff: Hopefully every year we are here as a staff, we will be able to raise the bar. We have some talent this year. Now, how we work through two-a-days and how we turn into a team will have more to do with our success than anything. You have 19 offensive and defensive starters back from a year ago. What does that experience mean for a football team? David Bailiff: It s nice to have experience coming back at just about every position. But even with 19 starters returning, you need to have great competition. For some of our guys, you hope there are some people who can push them. We will hopefully add some new starters because that will mean we have been recruiting better than in the past. Recruiting is one thing we will have to continue to do better if we want to compete year in and year out like a Northwestern State or a McNeese State or have the kind of year that Sam Houston State had this past season. Your lone non-conference road game is at Texas A&M and you have seven home games slated for Bobcat Stadium. With nine games within the borders of the Lone Star State, it looks like Bobcat fans are going to be able to easily follow this football team? David Bailiff: It is a great schedule to have seven games at home. Our administration has done a great job putting together a schedule which is competitive, but at the same time, will hopefully allow us to have some success and teach this team how to win. Going to Texas A&M and playing in front of 80,000 in College Station will be a great experience for our guys. It s a good schedule. I m excited about it. Off the field you have really involved this team in the community. You have players attending citizenship rallies at area elementary schools and volunteering for community service. What are your thoughts about this team being involved in the community? David Bailiff: I love the name change. I love the name Texas State University. But instead of Texas State University, I think the name should be Texas State Communiversity. This is a community that is very prideful of its university. We have to do a good job representing not only Texas State University but also representing San Marcos and Central Texas. By giving back, we want the people of San Marcos to know we want to try to do more for them and this community than they do for us. We re going to have our football team in the elementary schools. We re going to participate with Habitat for Humanity. We are going to be at Bobcat Build. As a team, we are going to do everything we can to give back to the community in hopes they will support us. Finally, when you take into consideration your four years as a student-athlete along with your time as a member of the program s coaching staff, you just finished your 14 th year at Texas State University. What s been the biggest changes you have noticed about this city and this campus? David Bailiff: The university is bigger but this community really hasn t changed a lot. San Marcos in a lot of ways is like Mayberry. It is a town that is full of good people and everyone knows each other. It s a wonderful environment for our student-athletes. It is a safe town and it is a town that takes care of its residents. 48

5 Brad Wright Assistant Head Coach Running Backs Coach/Special Teams Texas State, 1981 Blake Miller Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Game Offensive Line Coach LSU, 1993 Brad Wright returned to his alma mater last season and begins his second year as the football program s assistant head coach. He coaches Texas State s running back corps and is also responsible for coordinating the Bobcats special teams play. Prior to joining the Texas State staff Wright had spent the past four seasons as the director of athletics and head football coach at Canyon High School in New Braunfels. Wright helped turn around a struggling Cougar football program. After two, one-win seasons his first two seasons at the school, Canyon High went 7-2 in 2002 and advanced to the state quarterfinals in Wright also coached at East Bernard, where his squad was an area finalist in 1999, as well as at Karnes City which posted back-to-back third-place district finishes. He was also an assistant coach at El Campo for five years, helping the program to three district titles. Wright s prep coaching experience also includes stops at Klein Oak and Pearland. Wright s collegiate coaching experience includes two seasons at Louisiana- Lafayette, formerly known as Southwestern Louisiana in the mid-1980s. He began his coaching career as a student assistant for the Bobcats 1981 Division II National Championship team. The Pearsall native was a three-year starter for Texas State ( ). As a freshman he rushed for 259 yards before moving to the other side of the ball, where he was a defensive leader at free safety and was a member of the Cats 1980 Lone Star Conference team. Wright earned his bachelor s degree in physical education from Texas State in He is married to the former Kim Pesek. Brad Wright and wife Kim. NOTING BRAD WRIGHT Age: 46 (7/10/59) Alma Mater: Texas State, Playing Experience: Three-year letterman at running back and safety. Recruiting Area: South Central Texas & Greater Houston, including Baytown and Clear Lake areas. Blake Miller is in his second stint on the Texas State University coaching staff and begins his fifth season overall working for the Bobcat program. Miller rejoined the Texas State staff last year as co-offensive coordinator after spending the 2003 season at SMU. He originally joined the Texas State staff in 2000 after three successful seasons at Southland Conference rival Northwestern State. During his tenure in Natchitoches, La., he helped the Demons to a pair of SLC championships as Northwestern State s offense was ranked at or near the top of every offensive category in the league. Northwestern State played in both the 1997 and 1998 NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, advancing to the semifinals in 98. At Texas State, Miller has coached eight offensive linemen who have earned All- Southland Conference accolades, and in seven years in the league has coached 14 different players to All-SLC honors including a pair of All-Americans. The 2000 Texas State team posted a 7-4 overall record and a 5-2 mark in the Southland, the best since the school joined the league. Last year despite injuries which forced several changes and adaptations by the offensive line, the Bobcats posted a winning conference record and ranked in the top 30 nationally in rushing offense. Miller, a member of the American Football Coaches Association, also coached at Kilgore, Texas, High School for two seasons and at Episcopal High School in Baton Rouge, La., for one season. He has also served as a clinician at last May s Second Annual Gridiron Heroes Clinic as well as the Louisiana High School Coaches Association Clinic and the San Antonio High School Clinic. Continued on Page 56 Blake Miller and wife Beth. NOTING BLAKE MILLER Age: 37 (8/23/68) Alma Mater: LSU Playing Experience: Four-year letterman as an offensive lineman. Three-year NFL career with the New England Patriots, Detroit Lions and New York Giants. Recruiting Area: San Antonio, Texas Hill Country, North Austin & Central Texas. 49

6 Texas State Coaching Staff Craig Naivar Defensive Coordinator Safeties Coach Hardin-Simmons, 1994 Tom Herman Co-Offensive Coordinator/Passing Game Quarterbacks Coach California Lutheran, 1997 Second-year defensive coordinator Craig Naivar knows first hand what it takes to be successful in the Southland Conference. While he is beginning just his second year at Texas State, he is in his sixth season coaching in the league. Prior to joining the Texas State staff, he was a member of the coaching staff at Sam Houston State for four seasons, including the final two years as the Bearkats defensive coordinator. With his move to Texas State he has brought a certain energy that reflects in the Bobcats play on defense. Last year the Cats led the Southland Conference in Red Zone Defense and ranked second in the league in quarterback sacks. The Bobcats had four players named to the All-Southland Conference team two players named to both the first and second teams. During his tenure in Huntsville, Sam Houston State won the Southland title in 2001 and reached the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing in the quarterfinals to eventual national champion Montana. The Bearkats finished the year ranked seventh in the country. In 2001, the Bearkats led the league in quarterback sacks, ranked second in turnover ratio and third in total defense. During his first season at Sam Houston while working not only on defense but with the Bearkats special teams, the squad led the league in kickoff returns, were second in punt returns and third in sacks. The Bearkats blocked seven punts, returning five for touchdowns. The team blocked a school-record 12 kicks during the year. All told during his tenure at Sam Houston State, Naivar coached nine All-Southland Conference selections. Naivar also served two seasons as the special teams coordinator and defensive line coach at Southern Illinois. While at SIU, he recruited Texas and Kansas junior colleges as well as Dallas/ Fort Worth, Memphis and Louisville high schools. Craig Naivar with wife Michelle and Naivar was a defensive graddaughter Jordan Ashleigh. NOTING CRAIG NAIVAR Age: 33 (11/29/71) Alma Mater: Hardin-Simmons, Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at quarterback and free safety. Recruiting Area: West Houston & Southwest Houston. Tom Herman brings a wealth of coaching experience, especially when it comes to the passing game, as he begins his first season as Texas State s quarterback coach. Herman joined the Texas State staff in the spring after spending the past four seasons at Sam Houston State. During his tenure at Sam Houston, the Bearkats twice captured Southland Conference championships and played in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. In 2004, Sam Houston posted an 11-3 record and advanced to the Division I-AA championship s semifinals. At Sam Houston State, Herman served as the program s wide receivers coach and was also the squad s special teams coordinator. In 2004, Sam Houston State led the Southland Conference and ranked second nationally in passing offense, averaging yards. Sam Houston s 471 yards of total offense last year ranked fifth among Division I-AA schools. As wide receivers coach, Herman mentored the league s two leading receivers who both ranked among the nation s Top 15 when it came to receiving yards. In his first season at Sam Houston State, Herman coached Jonathon Cooper who was named the NCAA Division I-AA Wide Receiver of the Year. Cooper earned All-America and All-Southland Conference honors in 2001 after leading Division I- AA with 18 touchdown receptions. Herman went on to have receivers each of his four seasons garner allconference recognition as well as having coached three All-Americans during his tenure. Prior to joining the Sam Houston State staff, Herman served as a graduate assistant coach at Texas where he worked with the offensive line as well as the defensive and special teams scout units. While at Texas, Herman coached two All-American offensive linemen and an All-Big 12 kicker. The Longhorns were ranked 15 th nationally in 1999 and were 12 th Tom Herman with wife Michelle and daughter Priya Nicolette. Continued on Page 56 Continued on Page 56 NOTING TOM HERMAN Age: 30 (6/2/75) Alma Mater: California Lutheran, Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at wide receiver. Recruiting Area: East Houston & the Golden Triangle. 50

7 Travis Bush Wide Receivers Coach Texas State, 2000 Darin Eliot Linebackers Coach Wyoming, 1999 Travis Bush begins his second year as wide receivers coach at his alma mater, Texas State University after a stint working on the coaching staff at Texas Christian University. Prior to joining the Texas State staff, from Bush was a graduate assistant coach at TCU, working with the Horned Frogs offensive line. During his three-year tenure, the Frogs made three straight bowl appearances, captured both Conference USA and a Liberty Bowl championships and had a combined record. He graduated from TCU in 2003 with a master s degree in education adminisration. Bush began his coaching career at San Marcos High School where he tutored the Rattlers quarterbacks, running backs and special teams. San Marcos posted an 11-1 record and made an appearance in the state s regional finals in The Portland native graduated from Gregory- Portland High School in 1995 where he was a Class 4A All-State quarterback. He moved on to Texas State University, lettering four seasons as a wide receiver and served as the Bobcats special teams captain in He was also awarded the J.C. Kellam Award in 1999, which honors Texas State s most outstanding senior football player. Bush graduated from Texas State in 2000 with a bachelor s degree in exercise sports science and holds teaching certificates in mathematics and physical education. This summer he was married to the former Diana Garcia of McAllen. Travis Bush and wife Diana. NOTING TRAVIS BUSH Age: 29 (12/21/75) Alma Mater: Texas State, Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at wide receiver. Recruiting Area: Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex (Mid-Cities), Coastal Bend & Rio Grande Valley. Darin Eliot begins his third season on the Texas State coaching staff and second working with the Bobcat linebackers. He was the Bobcats secondary coach his first season in San Marcos. Eliot joined the Texas State staff in 2003 following a year on the coaching staff at the University of Miami where he served as a graduate assistant coach and worked with the Hurricanes secondary and special teams. Miami won the 2002 Big East Conference title and played for a national championship, finishing the season with a 12-1 record. The Hurricanes secondary led the nation and set an NCAA record for fewest yards allowed per pass completion, despite publications considering the position the team s biggest weakness prior to the season. Eliot was also a graduate assistant coach on the staff at the University of Houston ( ) where as a defensive staff member worked primarily with the team s secondary and special teams. Eliot s responsibilities also included scouting opponents and directing the Cougars scout team. Eliot began his coaching career at his alma mater, Wyoming. He worked as a student assistant working with the linebackers in 1998 and was promoted to a graduate assistant position in Eliot s duties at Wyoming included coaching the secondary and special teams, assisting the defensive coordinator and serving as the players advisor. Eliot played linebacker for Wyoming and earned a bachelor s degree in science and mathematics and a minor in zoology from the university in He also earned a master s degree of education in sports administration from Houston in Elliot, a native of Edmond, Okla., is married to the former Miekel Marsh and they are the parents of a son, Dawson Jack, who was born in May. Darin Eliot with wife Miekel and son Dawson Jack. NOTING DARIN ELIOT Age: 29 (8/14/76) Alma Mater: Wyoming, Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at linebacker. Recruiting Area: East Dallas & Northeast Texas. 51

8 Texas State Coaching Staff Kyle Tietz Defensive Line Coach East Central Oklahoma, 1999 Jason Washington Cornerbacks Coach Texas State, 2002 In his first season as defensive line coach at Texas State, Kyle Tietz faced the challenge of working with a pair of true freshmen at defensive end. This year, the second-year coach returns every starter from the front four including Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year Fred Evans and three-year letter winner Travis Upshaw. Tietz s line accounted for 11 of the Bobcats 22 quarterback sacks and was also in on 30.5 tackles for lost yards in Tietz joined the Texas State after three seasons on the coaching staff at TCU. During his tenure with the Horned Frogs he first served as a video graduate assistant and later was named the Assistant Director of Football Operations. Tietz played collegiate football at East Central University for two years before working as a student assistant and later as a graduate assistant coach for the Tigers. The Chandler, Okla., native is married to the former Megan Harris. In January of this year they became the parents of a daughter, Dacey. Kyle Tietz and wife Megan with daughter Dacey. NOTING KYLE TIETZ Age: 30 (8/13/75) Alma Mater: East Central Oklahoma, Playing Experience: Two-year letterman at linebacker. Recruiting Area: Central Texas, West Texas & South Texas. Texas State University alum Jason Washington begins his second season coaching the Bobcats cornerbacks. While Washington may be a relative newcomer to the Texas State coaching staff, the San Antonio native brings on-field experience as a four-year letter winner for both the Bobcat football and baseball teams. Washington started both as a defensive back for the football squad as well as in centerfield for the Cats baseball team before graduating in He was a valuable contributor all four years for the football team, posting a career-best 66 tackles as a senior. As a starter for the baseball club, he earned All-Southland Conference Tournament and NCAA All-Regional honors in 1999 as the Bobcats won the league title and played in the NCAA tournament in Waco. Washington lettered three seasons at San Antonio MacArthur High for Coach Van Fuschak, another Bobcat alum. At MacArthur, Washington played quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back. He helped the team to an 11-3 finish as a senior as the squad advanced to the regional quarterfinals. He was a first-team all-district, all-city and all-state selection his senior year. He was also listed on the Texas Top 100 and selected the 1997 San Antonio Defensive Most Valuable Player as selected by area sports writers. In addition to earning his bachelor s degree from Texas State, Washington earned a master s degree in sports administration from Texas State in NOTING JASON WASHINGTON Age: 25 (9/16/79) Alma Mater: Texas State, Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at defensive back. Also lettered four years for the Bobcat baseball team. Recruiting Area: East Texas & California junior colleges. 52

9 Kent Laster Tight Ends Coach Texas State, 1997 Chris Stacy Director of Football Operations Texas Tech, 2002 Kent Laster returns for his second coaching stint with the Texas State football program after previously working on the Bobcat staff in 2001 and Laster returned to San Marcos in the spring and is currently working with the Bobcats tight ends. Laster rejoins the Texas State staff after working the past two seasons at Samford and Middle Tennessee State. Last season Laster served as the cornerbacks coach at Middle Tennesee and also had coaching responsibilities with the special teams. At Samford, Laster was responsible for coaching the Bulldogs wide receivers as well as coordinating the field goal and extra-point special teams units. Laster previously worked with Texas State s running backs in 2001 and the team s cornerbacks in Among the players Laster tutored was Second-Team All-Southland Football League running back Bronson Sanders who was the second-leading rusher in the SFL. Laster originally joined the Texas State coaching staff from Ouachita Baptist where he was the running backs coach for two seasons ( ). Laster was a four-year letter winner for Texas State at defensive back from 1994 to He was an honorable mention All- Southland Conference selection in 1995 after leading the team with three interceptions. He was fifth on the team as a senior with 72 total tackles, including seven for lost yards. The Dallas native received his bachelor s degree from Texas State in 1997 and earned a master s degree in history from Ouachita Baptist in NOTING KENT LASTER Age: 30 (1/2/75) Alma Mater: Texas State, Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at defensive back. Chris Stacy begins his third year as a member of the Texas State University football staff as the Bobcats Director of Football Operations. In his role at Texas State, Stacy assists Head Coach David Bailiff with many of the day-to-day responsibilities of the football program. His broad range of responsibilities include team travel, on-campus recruiting, roster upkeep, compliance, camps/ clinics, golf tournaments, coaches/players tickets, academics, banquets, walk-on programs and game-day duties. Stacy also serves as the NFL liaison and is a liaison for the program with various athletic and university departments. Previous to joining the Texas Staff, Stacy was a member of the football operations staff at Texas Tech where he worked to organize and implement marketing plans for the program s camps and clinics. He also assisted with various aspects of on-campus recruiting and helped with the team web site and media guide. Stacy is a 2002 graduate of Texas Tech and recently completed his master s degree work at Texas State. NOTING CHRIS STACY Age: 25 (4/21/80) Alma Mater: Texas Tech,

10 Texas State Football Staff Thad Livingston Football Strength and Conditioning Central Methodist College, 1995 David Gish Head Athletic Trainer North Texas, 1984 In just one year on the job, Texas State strength and conditioning coach Thad Livingston has transitioned the Bobcats into a team which is both stronger and quicker. He begins his second season at the university looking for more improvements in the Bobcats weigth room numbers. Livingston joined the Texas State staff after working the previous year at Arkansas where he was an assistant with the Razorback football program. Prior to his tenure at Arkansas, he had also served as strength and conditioning coach at both Louisiana- Monroe and Northwestern State. A 1995 graduate of Central Methodist College in Fayette, Mo., Livingston was both a football and track and field athlete at the school. He earned All-Heart of America Conference honors twice in football and served as the team s captain his senior year. Academically, he was also named to the Dean s List and earned a Presidential Leadership Scholarship. He is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and is SCCC and USA Weightlifting certified. This spring, Livingston was married to the former Marsha Stelly of Delcambre, La. Thad Livingston and wife Marsha. NOTING THAD LIVINGSTON Age: 33 (11/8/71) Alma Mater: Central Methodist College, Playing Experience: Four-year letterman at nose guard and defensive end. In his role as head athletic trainer, David Gish oversees a Texas State athletic training staff which includes two full-time assistants, four graduate assistants and more than 45 student trainers. He is in his eighth year as the Cats head trainer and is in his 16 th year on the Texas State training staff. Gish is a certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association and is a licensed athletic trainer in the state of Texas. He serves as the I-AA representative on the College/University Athletic Training Committee for District Six of NATA. He is also a past-president of the Alamo Area Athletic Trainers Association and has served as the District Eight representative for the Texas State Athletic Trainers Association. During his tenure at Texas State, Gish has worked at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs and was a member of the training staff at the 1995 U.S. Sports Festival in Denver. He was appointed to the medical staff for the USA Track and Field Team when it participated in the 2004 World Junior Championships in Grosseto, Italy. Gish came to Texas State in January, 1990, from San Marcos High School where he was the Rattlers head athletic trainer for four years. He also worked as an assistant athletic trainer at Louisiana-Lafayette (formerly Southwestern Louisiana) for two years. Gish began his athletic training background under Dennis Hart at North Mesquite High School. He earned a bachelor s degree from North Texas in 1984 and completed a master s degree from Texas State in Gish and his wife Karen, a 1987 Texas State graduate, have a daughter, Madison (seven) and a son, Hayden (four). NOTING DAVID GISH Age: 43 (6/26/62) Alma Mater: North Texas,

11 Robert Hubbell Athletic Equipment Manager Texas State, 1996 Kent Anderson Athletic Video Coordinator Robert Hubbell is in his 16th year at Texas State University and his seventh season as the Bobcats Athletic Equipment Manager. Hubbell oversees the day-to-day management of the athletic equipment offices, including record-keeping, storage and inventory. He is responsible for preparing and maintaining an annual operation budget in football and is responsible for the daily needs of the football program during both practices and games. Hubbell was a member of the team which designed the equipment and laundry facilities of the End Zone Complex and Strahan Coliseum. As a student, Hubbell filled the same equipment management role from while completing his undergraduate degree. He received a bachelor s degree in computer information systems in Better known as Radar around the athletic offices, the Houston native has also worked with the San Antonio Riders and the Sacramento Surge of the World Football League and the San Antonio Texans of the Canadian Football League. Hubbell is engaged to be married this December to the former Wendy Hutchinson of Burkburnett. NOTING ROBERT HUBBELL Age: 35 (12/8/1969) Alma Mater: Texas State, Kent Anderson begins his second season as Texas State University s Athletic Video Coordinator and brings an extensive amount of video experience from both the collegiate and professional levels. In addition to working with Texas State s athletic programs, Anderson just concluded his ninth season working with the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe. Anderson s experience with the professional team dates back to the franchise s affiliation with the World League in the mid-1990s. While a student at Nevada-Las Vegas, Anderson worked in the university s athletic video production department. He went on to be the video coordinator of the Las Vegas Posse of the Canadian Football League. He also worked with the Orlando Rage of the XFL. Anderson s collegiate experience includes a stint as video coordinator at Northern Iowa and the video director at the University of Hawaii. Anderson has two children, Keith (12) and Brittany (10). Linda Guitierrez Football Secretary 55

12 Texas State Football Staff Blake Miller (Continued from Page 49) For three seasons, Miller played in the National Football League with New England, Detroit and the New York Giants. He played in a career-high 12 games, starting five for the Detroit Lions in Miller was a four-year letter winner and two-year starter at Louisiana State University. He was a First-Team All-Southeastern Conference pick as a senior and received All-America notice as well. Miller was selected to play in the Blue-Gray Bowl, the East-West Shrine Bowl and the Japan Bowl following his senior season. He was a seventh-round selection of the New England Patriots during the 1991 NFL draft. Miller and his wife Beth, a native of Devine, Texas, were married last summer. Craig Naivar (Continued from Page 50) uate assistant coach at TCU during the spring of 1998 under former Texas State and current Texas A&M head coach Dennis Franchione. He also worked under Franchione at New Mexico in 1996 and 1997, coaching the defensive line, tight ends and wide receivers. From 1994 to 1995, Naivar was the special teams coordinator and defensive assistant at Hardin-Simmons under Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor member Jimmie Keeling. Naivar holds both a master s of sports management and a bachelor s of science in degree in physical education from Hardin- Simmons. The Taylor native was a four-year football letter winner at quarterback and free safety, earning all-conference honors. He played on a conference championship team which advanced to the national semifinals his senior year. He also received academic honors from Hardin-Simmons. Naivar and his wife Michelle, also a Taylor native, have a daughter, Jordan Ashleigh (three). Tom Herman (Continued from Page 50) in Statistically, Texas ranked eighth in scoring (38.6 points), 14 th in passing offense (293.2 ypg) and 15 th in total offense (438.3 ypg) in Herman began his coaching career as the wide receivers coach at Texas Lutheran in Seguin. He also coordinated the team s off-season developmental programs and directed offensive scouting. Herman s wide receivers were part of an offense that averaged 424 yards per game in 1998 and ranked second in the American Southwest Conference in both passing and total offense. Outside of college athletics, Herman previously worked as a sports production assistant for KADY-TV in Oxnard, Calif., a highlight coordinator for Fox-TV in Los Angeles and a producer/production assistant at XTRA Sports Radio in Los Angeles. He has also managed training sites for Adams Course Texas which educates athletes on off-season workouts and directing the development of athletes personal goals and leadership skills. Herman earned his B.S. in Business Administration from California Lutheran in 1997 where he was a cum laude graduate with a 3.83 overall GPA. He was a Presidential Scholarship recipient as well as a member of Mensa and the Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society. At California Lutheran he was an All-Southern California Athletic Conference wide receiver. He also earned a Master s of Education degree from Texas, compiling a 3.82 GPA. Herman and his wife Michelle are the parents of a daughter, Priya Nicolette (one). Texas State University s annual Maroon and Gold Classic carried the moniker Town vs. Gown as leaders from the community coached the Gold team while university leaders were charged with coaching the Maroon team during the first half of the spring game. The Gold team posted a 21-7 victory over the Maroon before a crowd of 2,433. Members of the Gold coaching staff (pictured above left with Texas State coach David Bailiff) were Texas State letterman and Toyota of San Marcos owner Jim Stienke, long-time Bobcat Athletic Foundation member Albert Gonzalez, State Representative Patrick Rose and Sac-N-Pac s Blake Warren. The Maroon coaching staff (pictured above right with Bailiff) were Dr. John Huffman, the husband of Texas State University President Dr. Denise M. Trauth, Texas State Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Perry Moore, Past Associated Student Government President Jerry Parker and Past ASG Vice President Chris Moore. To read more about the game, turn to Page