Report: Jake Spavital is out as Texas State head football coach after four seasons

The Texas State Bobcats are moving on from fourth-year head coach Jake Spavital, according to Bruce Feldman on Sunday. Spavital coached the Bobcats to 4-8 this season and 13-35 over his four years. Texas State was the former offensive coordinator’s first DI head coaching job.

In the two years prior to Texas State, Spavital was the offensive coordinator for West Virginia. With an offense that averaged 518 yards per game, he helped lead the Mountaineers to a pair of bowl games, as well as a top-25 finish in both major polls in 2018.

Prior to his time in West Virginia, Spavital coached under current TCU head coach Sonny Dykes at Cal. He took over as interim head coach after Dykes’ exit in 2017.

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SOURCES: Jake Spavital Is out as head coach at Texas State after four seasons there.

— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) November 27, 2022

The former Missouri State quarterback spent three seasons at Texas A&M from 2013 to 2015 under Kevin Sumlin and he coached six different seasons starting in 2009 at Houston with Dana Holgorsen.

Earlier in his career, he spent time in roles such as offensive quality control and graduate assistant at Tulsa, Houston and Oklahoma State.

Spavital coached well-known quarterbacks like Will Grier (West Virginia), Davis Webb (Cal), Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M), and Geno Smith (West Virginia).

Texas State now joins the likes of Colorado, Georgia Tech, Auburn and more DI programs in the hunt for a new head football coach.

Following the midseason firing of head coach Herm Edwards, Arizona State has found its new head football coach. The Sun Devils have hired Kenny Dillingham as the next man in charge moving forward.

Meanwhile, Cincinnati is also in need of a new head coach following the report of Luke Fickell heading to Wisconsin.