TXST FOOTBALL
Texas State is set to promote assistant wide receivers coach Landon Keopple to offensive coordinator while hiring back Randy Martinez as the new wide receiver coach.
The news was first reported by Matt Zenitz of 247sports.
The hiring follows the departures of offensive coordinator Mack Leftwich and wide receiver coach Chad Morris. Leftwich was hired as the new offensive coordinator for Texas Tech while Morris announced he was stepping away from coaching for the time being.
Keopple was hired at Texas State in 2023 as an offensive analyst for the Bobcats and later was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach for the 2024 season.
Before coming to Texas State, Keopple was an offensive analyst at Incarnate Word under Kinne in 2022 where the Cardinals produced one of the most high power offenses in the FCS.
Keopple was also an offensive analyst at Hawaii from 2020 through 2021.
From 2011-2019 Keopple was the offensive coordinator at Southern Arkansas, a Division II program, and helped set several offensive program records for the Muleriders.
Martinez returns to the Bobcats after one year at Stephen F. Austin where he coached running backs.
During his stint at Texas State, Martinez was the Director of Recruiting for the Bobcats and helped reinvigorate the relationship between the university and Texas High School football coaches.
Prior to Texas State, Martinez was the special teams coordinator, running backs/tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Duncanville High School where he helped lead the Panthers to a state championship during the 2022 season.
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