Wednesday, January 20, 2010

College Football: Bush bolts for UTSA

Spring football practice begins in less than a month and a half for Texas State and the Bobcats are left with one offensive coordinator.

Texas State associate head coach and co-offensive coordinator Travis Bush parted ways with Texas State Wednesday afternoon to join Larry Coker’s staff at UTSA. Bush will be the sole offensive coordinator for the Roadrunners, who don’t begin competitive play until 2011.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to be part of UTSA and San Antonio,” Bush told GoUTSA.com. “I’m excited about the chance to work for Coach Coker and to be part of the amazing staff he’s already put together.”

UTSA will be Bush’s third collegiate stop since 2001. He worked as a graduate assistant at Texas Christian from 2001-04, joined the Bobcats in 2005 as the wide receivers coach and then assumed the role of co-offensive coordinator in 2007 once Brad Wright took over as head coach at Texas State.

Bush helped build the Bobcats’ offense into a powerhouse in the Football Championship Subdivision.

Texas State finished the 2008 regular season as the fifth-best offense in nation after putting up 460 yards and 38.3 points per game. The Bobcats dropped off in 2009, but still posted 422 yards of total offense per game and finished the regular season ranked 12th.

Bush also helped mold former Texas State quarterback Bradley George into a standout passer in the Southland Conference. George passed for 9,556 yards in his career with the Bobcats, all of which were under Bush’s supervision.

Texas State head coach Brad Wright wasn’t able to be reached for comment, but said through the school’s Sports Information Director that, “This is a good move for (Bush) and his family.”

Bush, who began his coaching career at San Marcos High, couldn’t be reached for comment Wednesday night.

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