![]() And one of Kinne's mentors is UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor, who coached a young Kinne at Gilmer High School. Texas State joined the FBS in 2012 and are still searching for its first bowl invite. Kinne's dad was a long tenured high school coach in Texas. Kinne was hired by a determined administration to win and repair those relationships across the Lone Star State, especially with the Texas High School Coaches Association. That 41-spot jump indicates a clear change of direction in San Marcos. signed the 87th-best class in the country. The 2022 class included two prep commitments and ranked 128th nationally according to 247Sports. Former head coach Jake Spavital only signed 10 prep players combined over his last three recruiting cycles. The old regime relied heavily on transfers. He knows his locker room, and waistline, can’t handle that type of turnover on a yearly basis. He doesn’t see the transfer portal as the future lifeblood of the program. Kinne estimates that he’ll sign 15 to 18 prep recruits a cycle moving forward. “The second decision has to be a business decision, and I can use my story as proof.” “I’ve had a successful transfer, so I know how much it can benefit the player and a person,” Kinne said. Kinne began his collegiate career at Texas before transferring to Tulsa, where he became a three-year starter and an eventual NFL player. If you’re wondering why Kinne is so comfortable with integrating transfers into his program, it is because he was one as a player. An All-American receiver at UIW can play FBS football. “Some teams would take the P5 body that has never played, but I’d rather get production. “I’m going after that first,” Kinne said of previous production. Most of them had the same thing in common – production. Twelve signed from the FCS level, including nine from UIW. Eighteen of the 37 transfers came from Power Five programs, which is tied for the most in FBS. Seven more are from the JUCO ranks, and the other seven are straight out of high school – a welcomed change in San Marcos. It didn’t mean they weren’t a good player, just that maybe not for our system.” “There are some really good players who might just not fit the new scheme. “There were some guys who left that we didn’t want to leave and there were others who probably had a better chance of getting on the field somewhere else,” Kinne admitted. That led to some tough conversations at the conclusion of spring practice – for the coaches and the players. The staff watched every player as a group, and then continued that evaluation through spring semester conditioning and into spring practice. Kinne tasked graduate assistants with building cut ups of every player he inherited at Texas State. The first job of an arriving head coach is to evaluate the current roster. It helps us get a better idea of how much someone has played and to view actual footage.” “Anyone can look good on a highlight from practice or something. “We had UTSA’s log in and UCF’s log in and even something from Hawaii,” Kinne chuckled. They couldn’t afford multiple subscriptions to multiple platforms, so Kinne did what coaches do in times of adversity – rely on their network. Programs can subscribe to websites that track transfers and help sift through data and tape to identify potential fits. Six of the Cardinals’ eight first-team all-conference selections were first-year transfers. He rode successful transfers such as quarterback Lindsey Scott, who won the FCS version of the Heisman Trophy, and defender Steven Parker into a 12-win season and a conference championship in his first season as a head coach. Kinne guided nearby Incarnate Word to the FCS semifinals in his lone year in San Antonio. That research wasn’t as easy at his last stop. That’s why you must do a lot of research.” “It is a game within a game,” Kinne said of roster building on the fly. ![]() Arizona State is at 50, while Auburn sits at 41. Kinne’s Bobcats sit in second with 51 new additions. Colorado set the pace this offseason with 70 incoming scholarship players. ![]() The old days of turning over a roster in three or four recruiting cycles are disappearing in the rear-view mirror. Such is life as a new head coach in modern football. He blames the extra weight on frequent trips to the hibachi grill during official visits. ![]() He credits the roster turnover to research. Kinne has added 51 new scholarship players to his roster, and 20 pounds to his frame, since accepting the job on Dec. Inside Texas State's roster turnover in Year 1 under head coach G.J. Texas Children's Training Staff Superstars Award.San Antonio Student Trainer Program Spotlight.San Antonio Inspirational Coach of the Week.Ozarka Fueled by Nature Team of the Week.North Texas Dance Team Spotlight presented by Children's Health.Community Connector School Program presented by Optimum.College Football Transfer Portal Tracker. ![]()
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