FILE -- Texas State quarterback TJ Finley (7) prepares to compete against Louisiana Monroe during an NCAA football game on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, in San Marcos Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman) (Stephen Spillman, Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
SAN MARCOS, Texas – After having an outstanding first season as Texas State’s quarterback, T.J. Finley could have decided to declare for the NFL Draft, but instead, he announced on his social media pages he’s coming back for another season.
Finley not only helped his Bobcats get to and then win their first bowl game in program history, but he also put up outstanding stats in the process.
He finished with 3,439 passing yards — the most in Texas State history for a single season — 24 touchdowns and only 8 interceptions in what many thought would be his final season playing college football.
The Bobcats will open the 2024 season by hosting Lamar University on August 31.
Nick Mantas is an award-winning sports reporter who joined the KPRC 2 Sports Team in September of 2025, coming from channel 2's sister station, KSAT in San Antonio. Before reporting on the San Antonio Spurs for two years, he spent three years in Lansing, Michigan, and one year in Abilene, Texas. He's Greek & a native of Brookline, Massachusetts.