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Texas State Pursues Santa Monica College Players

Two Santa Monica College freshman football players have received scholarship offers from Texas State for the 2014 season.

Santa Monica College football players Qujuan Floyd and Maurquice Shakir could remain teammates in San Marcos, Texas.

According to SportsJournalLA.com, Texas State University is pursuing both players for the 2014.

Texas State went 4-8 last season in its second season as a member of college football's top division, FBS. Head coach Dennis Franchione, who previously spent five seasons at Texas A&M and two at Alabama, just signed a new five-year contract.

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