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Reporter covering UTSA and other San Antonio sports for @ExpressNews . CT native and Florida alum. Hayley Williams fanboy, Adam Cole mark, 5K MMR scrub.
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UTSA athletics is set to unveil a plan to invest $57M in facilities over five years. Exclusive details on new and updated projects, as well as a funding model built on university support through the sale or mixed-use development of Park West land:
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UTSA AD Lisa Campos said Art Briles will not be a candidate in her search: "I think it’s easy to cross off Art Briles, given our relationship with
@brendatracy24
and given the stance we’ve taken on sexual assault and sexual abuse awareness. That is a pretty obvious one for me."
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor, on a report that he interviewed at Texas A&M: “We had 18 seniors play tonight. It’s a shame, really, that that’s what everybody talked about. Any second somebody is talking about Jeff Traylor and not Frank Harris is a travesty toward those 18 seniors.”
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The XFL announces 24,245 as the attendance figure for the San Antonio Brahmas' first XFL game Sunday against the St. Louis Battlehawks. Games in Houston and Arlington on Saturday COMBINED to host 24,831 fans.
A look around the Alamodome as the San Antonio Brahmas kick off their first season in the XFL against the St. Louis Battlehawks.
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UTSA quarterback Frank Harris announces that he is returning to the Roadrunners for the 2023 season: "I just think it’s best for me to come back for one more season at UTSA and lead them into the AAC."
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A glimpse at the postgame celebration as UTSA baseball knocks off No. 2 Stanford 6-5 in 10 innings Monday at UTSA Baseball Stadium. The Cardinal, ranked No. 2 by Baseball America, were the highest-ranked team in any sport to play on UTSA’s campus since at least 2006.
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A look around the Alamodome as the San Antonio Brahmas kick off their first season in the XFL against the St. Louis Battlehawks.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor: “Y’all call them ugly, we just call them wins. … They’re all beautiful to me.”
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor on opening as a 14-point underdog against Texas: "That's it? They just played Alabama, the No. 1 team in the country. Nick Saban invented football."
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The San Antonio Spurs this morning unveiled their 2022-23 Nike NBA Classic edition uniforms to commemorate the team’s 50th anniversary season. George Gervin showed off the historic look, which will be used for select home and road games this year.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor: "The future is really bright for the Roadrunners, it’s just really dark tonight."
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UTSA's Jeff Traylor on the field after winning the Conference USA title: "We did it for the city of San Antonio, that’s what it’s about. The 2-1-0, baby. ... A lot of people took shots at us last week for the triangle not showing up, but we know the triangle showed up tonight."
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Jeff Traylor said he's spoken to the team about his name popping up in rumors for other jobs, calling it a compliment to the program. "Nobody has called wanting to interview me, and I have no desire to go interview anywhere. I'm thrilled to be the head football coach at UTSA."
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The PM Group, a San Antonio advertising and marketing agency, announced $360,000 in NIL contributions to UTSA football over the next three years, starting with a group of more than 20 Roadrunners who attended the media event Monday morning.
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UTSA football has arrived at Loews Royal Pacific Resort ahead of the Cure Bowl. Overheard from the crowd on the way in: “It’s a lot better than Frisco.”
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For both his record-setting play and how he’s touched his home city, Roadrunners quarterback
@thefrankharris
is the San Antonio
@ExpressNews
Sportsman of the Year for 2022, becoming the first
@UTSAFTBL
athlete to receive the distinction.
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Jeff Traylor from the field: “We’ve got a great group of kids, we have a great city that supports us. We believe in the Triangle of Toughness and we’ve had more injuries than we’ve had in my career, and each time players stepped up. I’m the luckiest head coach in the world.”
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Not staying in the team hotel, but I did get room 210. Wonder if it’s a sign…
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UTSA has locked down coach Jeff Traylor with a 10-year, $28 million contract that runs through 2031. The deal pays $2.5 million the next four years, making Traylor among the highest-paid coaches in the new Group of Five. Full details on the agreement:
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor: "I'm just so happy there’s a happy locker room. There's real joy in the locker room, and they’ve been through hell. I think that tough schedule had us ready for tonight."
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UTSA cornerback Tariq Woolen selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round, No. 153 overall, of the 2022 NFL Draft. Two Roadrunners taken in the same draft is a first for the program.
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Frank Harris and Rashad Wisdom have built a powerful bond and an enduring legacy through their years at UTSA, helping lift their hometown Roadrunners to national prominence. On Friday, the two "local legends" play their final game in the Alamodome.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor on his hope for the crowd at the Alamodome in Friday’s Conference USA championship game: “We gotta get to 45 (thousand) if we have a chance. If we don’t get to 45, we’re in trouble Friday. We are out of people. We need the city to show up.”
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Jeff Traylor is considered one of Houston's top targets, putting the financial trajectory of UTSA’s program back under the microscope. Traylor and AD Lisa Campos on the rumors and a potential $2M increase to the 2024 Roadrunners football budget:
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Texas A&M transfer Clifford Chattman said he went down some "dark roads" in recent years, wondering if he should stick with football. Pushing through seasons lost to injury and academics, he found a new home at UTSA, emerging as the top option at nickel.
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UTSA’s Frank Harris announces that he’ll be stepping in as the vice president of the City Fans 210 collective working on the Roadrunners’ NIL efforts. Teammates and coach Jeff Traylor joined Harris for a news conference Monday morning.
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Guys, UTSA has an upgraded triangle. Very loud. Huge improvement. Much wow.
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UTSA (8-2, 6-0 Conference USA) is underway against Rice (5-5, 3-3) in front of the emptiest venue I’ve ever seen at Rice Stadium in Houston. Roadrunners will claim the C-USA regular season title and the right to host the league championship game with a win.
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UTSA's Jeff Traylor on the first-down spot for Houston's final rush: "They missed the call. You can go back and look at it. It was short. I could see it was short. My coaches up top told me it was short. ... It looked like it was short, and then all of a sudden, it wasn’t short."
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor: “This season will be special to me for many, many reasons, but the adversity they overcame, their belief in the triangle, I’ll never forget it, and I’m grateful.”
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UTSA's Joshua Cephus named the Offensive MVP of the Frisco Bowl, with cornerback Kam Alexander collecting Defensive MVP honors.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor’s opening thoughts following Saturday’s 45-14 loss to Tennessee. “We all want to be 3-1, and we’re 1-3. It is what it is. When we go to Temple, we’ll be 0-0. So let the criticism pour. My kids will bounce right back out of it.”
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“We came to San Antonio and UTSA for a reason. This is something that we dreamed of, and our dreams were right in front of us,” Frank Harris said. “It just shows that San Antonio kids can stay home and achieve something bigger than what they’re used to.”
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor concludes his postgame comments with: "Sorry. I apologize. That was embarrassing."
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A quote that stood out from UTSA coach Jeff Traylor's appearance on
@MikeTaylorShow
tonight, speaking about his coaching goals in light of potential interest from Texas Tech. Traylor said UTSA was his focus going back to Gilmer and when he took the Texas assistant job:
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UTSA's Jeff Traylor on
@SASportsStar
w/
@JasonMinnix
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"Those kids all understand with my Texas connections, any Texas job that ever comes open, my name is probably going to be involved in it. We’re way in front of this deal. My kids know I'm very, very committed to this place."
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor on the failure to pass the student athletics fee increase: "Never mistake a comma for a period. This is a pause. This is not a stop. This is something that we’re momentarily dealing with."
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After losing their father early Monday morning, UTSA coaches Jeff and Kurt Traylor questioned whether to follow through with travel to the Cure Bowl.
“My mom said, ‘No, you’re not coming home,’” Kurt said. “‘You know what your dad would want you to do.’”
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Asked about sophomore Trey Moore's record-setting season with 14 sacks, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor immediately starts plugging the Roadrunners' NIL collectives. “Let’s make sure our own San Antonio kids don’t get picked. It’s fixing to be open season on our roster.”
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Spurred by an NIL deal that PM Group CEO and founder Bob Wills said totaled "six figures," UTSA quarterback Frank Harris committed one more year to the city of San Antonio, leading the Roadrunners into the AAC in 2023.
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Wait wait wait, it says what right there above the tag?
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor on the Alamodome crowd forcing UTEP into eight false start penalties: “I would’ve left if I were those people, but they’re the reason we came back and won the game.”
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Just a thought: Perhaps the guy who coached at Gilmer long enough to have the stadium named after him, likely turning down dozens of better jobs along the way, might not leave UTSA to jump for a perceived "better" opportunity as quick as many others in his position would.
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UTSA football is heralded as the "front porch" of the institution, and the Roadrunners' brand will taste the national spotlight Friday, facing top G5 team Tulane on ABC for a berth in the AAC title game. Perhaps no UTSA regular-season game has meant more.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor walking the field at the Alamodome ahead of tonight’s game against USF.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor on Monday: "He can say music all he wants to, there was no music. That’s a bunch of passionate fans."
UTEP head coach Dana Dimel on the loud noise today:
“They were playing music after we broke the huddle. The check that Calvin threw the interception… he couldn’t hear the check. They were playing music. That’s not right.”
#MinerTalk
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UTSA's Josiah Tauaefa and Kevin Strong made their NFL preseason debuts last night.
Tauaefa had four tackles in 20 snaps at linebacker for the Giants. He played 28% of snaps.
Strong made three tackles for Detroit and was on the field for 61% of snaps, most among the Lions' DTs.
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UIW coach G.J. Kinne, on taking the Texas State job amid rumors he was in the mix for the opening at Tulsa: "The Texas State one was the one I wanted, and I'm happy I was able to get that one. ... Being a Texan and staying here in Texas was huge. That was a big part of it."
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UTSA offensive coordinator Justin Burke called today's game from the press box -- the first time this season he's been upstairs during the game. Jeff Traylor: "I just think it’s better for our team right now for him to do that, and he did a fantastic job."
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor: "There’s a lot of things I'm disappointed in, but it is what it is. … The locker room is just like me right now. They’re disappointed we didn’t play better.”
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Coming Sunday: an
@ExpressNews
special section commemorating UTSA's first Conference USA championship. Recapping the historic run, ranking the top 10 moments in Roadrunners history, and reflecting on the program's progress with former coaches Larry Coker and Frank Wilson.
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Jeff Traylor said a Memphis interviewer calling the program "USTA" became motivation last week, and the Roadrunners replayed the clip daily.
"We went on the field and we looked like the United States Tennis Association for a quarter, and then we were UTSA the last three."
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor: “I told them all week their best football was coming. I felt it. … The ones we have standing played the best game of their entire season tonight.”
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UFL head of football operations Daryl Johnston and San Antonio coach Wade Phillips speaking to a group of about 400-500 fans and season ticket holders in the Alamodome for a Brahmas kickoff event. Training camp opens next weekend in Arlington.
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San Antonio native Camryn Carreon has lifted her already record-breaking play to new heights, cruising to UTSA's first win at an NCAA regional and earning the right to represent the Roadrunners at the national championships, which begin Friday in Arizona.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor’s initial comments following Saturday’s 36-10 win at FAU: “We’re really excited. We’ve been working hard, and we played good again.”
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Central Catholic offensive linemen Ben Rios and Deandre Marshall getting set to officially sign with UTSA.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor still not tipping his hand in his response to reports that he interviewed with Texas A&M: “We play Friday at 2:30.”
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As UTSA enjoys unprecedented success, coach Patrick Hallmark believes the group that plays in front of 800 on campus has the tools to compete for a crowd of 24,000 at the College World Series.
“If we’re healthy, I don’t see why we can’t play in Omaha.”
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor after Friday’s loss to Tulane: “We can’t get any more disappointed than we are right now. We worked our tail off to get here and didn’t play well.”
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A week before being held out of UTSA’s Cure Bowl game for undisclosed reasons, receiver Joshua Cephus rolled his vehicle over in an accident near campus and is “suspected of DWI,” according to a police report.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor’s opening comments following Friday’s 49-21 win against USF: “You couldn’t have written a better script to send Frank Harris off after all he’s done here the last four years. You seriously couldn’t have.”
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The UT System Board of Regents on Wednesday approved a $35 million funding plan for UTSA’s basketball and volleyball training facility, with substantial completion targeted for August 2026.
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UIW coach Eric Morris after today's 43-26 win against Sam Houston State: "I think we play a fun brand of football. It'll be a team here that I think we can get San Antonio behind. San Antonio is itching for a great college football program right now, right?"
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UTSA quarterback Lowell Narcisse played Saturday with a heavy heart after a close friend died in a car accident last week. He also had a heavy wrap on his injured thumb. He still managed to lead the Roadrunners to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns in a comeback win.
UTSA’s Narcisse fights through injury, personal loss to lead comeback win against Old Dominion
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When he signed with UTSA in December, Devin McCuin was willing to wait a year behind three of the best targets to ever suit up for the Roadrunners. Instead, his number was called as a true freshman, and he's answered at a record-setting pace:
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UTSA kicker Hunter Duplessis steals the show on the bench press with 25 reps. Charles Wiley put up 27, Sincere McCormick had 21 and Clarence Hicks had 16.
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Jeff Traylor said the players not taking part in senior day festivities intend to return for an extra year. Notables include Josh Cephus, Nick Fortune, Trumane Bell, Ernesto Almaraz and Tykee Ogle-Kellogg, plus injured standouts Makai Hart, Brandon Matterson and Rashad Wisdom.
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With Jeff Traylor leading the way, UTSA football arrives at the team hotel ahead of the Frisco Bowl.
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UTSA coach Jeff Traylor: “I was mad at halftime. We got our tails physically whipped, and I got after it. They knew I was right, and it’s a players game. They went out there and were the ones who got it done.”
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UTSA athletics has moved $500,000 closer to the construction of a new basketball and volleyball training facility, as the university announced that half of a $1M contribution from former AT&T CEO Ed Whitacre and his wife, Linda, will support the project.
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UTSA has launched an initiative to increase the student athletics fee, potentially adding about $5 million annually to the Roadrunners athletics budget. Students will vote on the increase -- $1.50 per credit hour each year for five years -- on Oct. 25-26.
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At a time when he could’ve been celebrating the highest-rated recruiting class in UTSA’s history, coach Jeff Traylor sounded stoic, focused on all the things the Roadrunners have to do to keep talent in San Antonio and fend off poaching from P5 programs.
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With all the relevant games from Week 5 in the book, UTSA stands as one of 17 remaining undefeated teams in college football.
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Source: UTSA will face Marshall in the Frisco Bowl on on Dec. 19 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco.
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A UTSA program in its 12th season is ready for its first matchup against a Texas side with 120 years of tradition. While the Longhorns are working to build momentum toward former heights, the Roadrunners have a chance to assert their staying power on a national stage.
UTSA, Texas both ready to be tested as program trajectories clash in first meeting
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Frank Harris and Rashad Wisdom going with the cowboy hat look as UTSA takes the podium for the Frisco Bowl press conference. Incredible.
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UTSA moves up one spot to No. 15 in the Associated Press poll and jumps two places to No. 16 in the USA Today Sports AFCA coaches poll.
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When
@ExpressNews
published our UTSA special section, I saw some interested folks who couldn’t get their hands on one, so I brought some extras to Frisco for a giveaway. Maybe early Tuesday afternoon in the team hotel lobby? At some tailgates? Reply or DM me if you want a copy!
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UTSA people, I have to come clean on something. I spent three hours last night making a spreadsheet of every 12-0 start since the DI split in 1978. I had stats for G5, C-USA, unique schools, youngest programs, fewest years at FBS, etc. If you believe in jinxes, this is on me.
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UTSA’s Josiah Tauaefa puts up 21 reps in a dramatic showing on the bench press at pro day.
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Troy coach Jon Sumrall on UTSA’s offense: “I usually look for where’s the weakness of the team, and I don’t see it. … I think this is the best offense we’ve played this entire season.”
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As Jeff Traylor pushes to bring 50,000+ to the Alamodome, a look at UTSA’s attendance trends, goals and standing in C-USA and the new AAC. AD Lisa Campos also talked about the program’s marketing, ticket prices and the dynamics of a city-owned facility.
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“I don’t want my players to have to be learning new verbiage,” UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said last month about the Roadrunners' offensive foundation. “I know people are going to keep picking my coaches, and we’ll keep moving them up, and we’ll be fine.”
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UTSA has arrived at the Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star ahead of the Frisco Bowl. The team’s meeting rooms overlook the grounds outside the Dallas Cowboys practice facility.
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“We proved again we can play with anybody in the country,” UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said. “The difference is, y’all used to be surprised. We used to be surprised. Why this one hurts so much is we know we belong, and we didn’t get it done, and that’s on me.”
Mistakes prove costly as UTSA falls short of milestone win against No. 24 Houston
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Can confirm UTSA running back Sincere McCormick is planning to skip the Frisco Bowl and enter the 2022 NFL Draft, forgoing his final two seasons of eligibility. The Judson product ends his Roadrunners career with 20 school records.
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UTSA is installing new grandstands and press boxes at its baseball and softball facilities ahead of the 2024 season, allowing the Roadrunners to offer chairback ticket options for the first time.
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Kevorian Barnes, Rocko Griffin and Robert Henry all dressed and warming up for UTSA today. Barnes hasn’t touched the ball the past two weeks, while Griffin was also limited for stretches against USF.
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With Willie Fritz headed to Houston, UTSA survived another round of the coaching carousel, as Jeff Traylor seems poised to enter his fifth year leading the Roadrunners. UTSA dodged Houston and Texas A&M, but 2024 will likely spark a fresh set of rumors.
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Brahmas QB Kurt Benkert is out for the rest of the season due to a rib injury, leaving San Antonio to make a change at starter for the fifth straight week. Jack Coan, who missed the past two weeks due to an ankle injury, is expected to reclaim the job.
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Jeff Traylor said UTSA lost just one of seven players who received transfer offers in 2022. Trey Moore is 2023's first major departure.
"We do have people already tampering with our kids," Traylor said. "The grass is not always greener on the other side.”
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During her 18 years as UTSA's AD, Lynn Hickey oversaw the launch of a football program, a budget expansion from $1.2M to $28M, two shifts in conference affiliation and the construction of Park West. This weekend, she'll be inducted into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame.
Longtime UTSA athletic director Lynn Hickey earns spot in San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame
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UTSA's Frank Harris announced Tuesday that he will not continue to pursue football beyond his time with the Roadrunners, ending a historic playing career that saw him set 38 program records while lifting his hometown team to unprecedented heights.
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UTSA's Owen McCown started 1/6 with 1 yard and a pair of INTs before rebounding to throw for 250 yards and two TDs, sparking a Frisco Bowl win.
“This was all about the seniors. Guys like Frank Harris and Rashad Wisdom, we wanted to get it done for them."
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UTSA seniors Frank Harris and Rashad Wisdom expect the tears to flow after the final snap of Tuesday's Frisco Bowl, reflecting on the highs and lows of their time as Roadrunners. Before that, they have one final goal: lead UTSA to its first bowl win.
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UTSA wide receiver De’Corian Clark on hand with crutch and cowboy hat to watch the Frisco Bowl.
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