AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Sun Belt Conference farewell tour for Texas State has hit a rough patch over the past three weeks, and things aren't getting easier with James Madison headed to San Marcos on Tuesday.

The Bobcats have lost their last two games in overtime, 48-41 to Troy on Oct. 11 and 40-37 to Marshall on Oct. 18, and they dropped the Sun Belt opener 31-30 on Oct. 4 against Arkansas State on a last-second touchdown.

Now, a scheduling quirk to have the game on ESPN2 has given them some extra time to figure things out. It'll be 10 days since they've last taken the field when they meet the Dukes at UFCU Stadium, and they'll have to try to set things straight against the best team in the SBC.

"It's going to take a near-perfect game to beat a team like JMU," Bobcats head coach GJ Kinne sa

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