Mannie Nunnery’s 60-yard pick-6 in the fourth quarter provided enough safe distance for Texas State and it went on to beat South Alabama 45-38 in a back-and-forth affair. With the win, the Bobcats spoiled South Alabama’s outside of hopes of a conference title.
Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts.MOBILE, Ala. — Mannie Nunnery’s 60-yard pick-6 in the fourth quarter provided enough safe distance for Texas State and it went on to beat South Alabama 45-38 in a back-and-forth affair on Friday.Not only did the Jaguars need to beat Texas State, but it also needed UL Monroe to knock off Louisiana on Saturday to claim the Sun Belt Conference West Division.
Nunnery’s interception return gave Texas a 45-35 advantage, the largest lead either team had all game. Before the score, Texas State took the lead for good when Jordan McCloud threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Joey Hobart with 11:39 left to play in the game. The Bobcats used a 12-play, 90-yard drive that lasted five minutes to reclaim the lead.
Ismail Mahdi ran for 147 yards and 20 carries and scored a touchdown for the Bobcats. McCloud threw for 248 yards, a touchdown and was intercepted twice. Lopez threw for 190 yards and a touchdown and was intercepted twice. Fluff Bothwell ran for 81 yards on six carries and scored two touchdowns for South Alabama .
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