Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Texas State lands three transfers...

Texas State head football coach Brad Wright announced he signed three transfers to headline the 2009 signing class. Woody McClendon (Kilgore College), Michael Chambers (Merced College) and Ron Jackson (Arizona) will join the Bobcats next season.

Here is the release from Texas State:

San Marcos, Texas- After leading his alma mater its first outright conference championship since 1983, Texas State head football coach Brad Wright announced the addition of three transfers to the Bobcat roster for the 2009 season.

The Bobcats have added junior college transfers Woody McClendon of Kilgore College and Michael Chambers of Merced College. In addition, Ron Jackson has transferred to Texas State from the University of Arizona.

“All three of the guys can bring immediate experience and will go through spring with us this season,” Wright said. “That will be a tremendous advantage for us and for them heading into next year.”

McClendon is a Two-Time Second-Team All-American and All-Conference First Team selection tight end from Kilgore College, where he played for coach J.J. Eckert. He played in the 2007 Heart of Texas Bowl vs. Mississippi Gulf Coast All-Star game and was selected to play in first ever Triumphant Sports’ Junior College All American game after his sophomore season. McClendon went to Kilgore after playing quarterback at Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana, where he was a three-year letterman and two-time First-Team All-District 14-3A selection.

Chambers is a two-time All-Conference performer for coach Tony Lewis at Merced College after playing at Merced High School, where he was an All-Conference player for Rob Schiecht.

Jackson was a member of Arizona’s 2008 team that finished the season with an 8-5 record in 2008 and played at Creekview High School in Carrollton, Texas. He was an All-District 6-5A First-Team selection in 2006 and listed among the Top 100 football players in the State by the Dallas Morning News and one of the Top 20 defensive lineman by Texasfootball.com.

The Bobcats will announce the remaining signees later today.

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