🤙 The Official Newsletter For UTSA Athletics

Good morning. UTSA head football coach Jeff Traylor announced 15 signees on the first day of the early signing period on Wednesday.

The group features 10 players from the state of Texas, one apiece from Arizona, Arkansas, Florida and Massachusetts, as well as one from Australia. Of the players from the Lone Star State, three each hail from the Greater Houston Area and Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex/North Texas, two are from Central Texas and one apiece from San Antonio and East Texas.

Nine of the players are slated to play on the offensive side of the ball, five are pegged for the defense, and one is a specialist.

Ten of the players are joining the Roadrunners from the high school ranks, while the other five are transfers who were part of FBS programs.

What else can you find in today’s Brew?

🏀 5 ‘Runners named to the 2023 Academic All-District® Football Team
🏈 A look back at the big bowl win and Coach’s java bath
​🤙🏼 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Class Acts. Five UTSA football players have been named to the 2023 Academic All-District® Football team, as selected by College Sports Communicators (CSC).

The CSC Academic All-America® program recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. With this year’s five honorees, the UTSA football program now has a total of 16 academic all-district selections.

Read the full article for more on the impressive scholastic efforts of these student-athletes.

🔼 Late Rally Falls Short. The UTSA men’s basketball team (5-7) fell in non-conference action on Thursday night at the Convocation Center, dropping a 63-53 setback to Army West Point (3-9) in the final game before the Christmas holiday. The Roadrunners went into halftime trailing by five, but a cold-shooting second half allowed the Black Knights to build a lead the Roadrunners couldn’t top despite a late-game rally.

Up Next
After the holiday, UTSA returns to action at the Convocation Center in the final non-conference contest of the year, hosting Prairie View A&M for the third time in five years on Dec. 28 at 7:00 PM CST.

🤔 UTSA TRIVIA

Superior Signal Calling. Freshman quarterback Owen McCown made his first start as a Roadrunner in place of the injured Frank Harris during Tuesday’s bowl game, and he did an incredible job.

That brings us to today’s trivia question regarding his stats—how many passes did McCown complete in his debut performance?

Think you’ve got it? Scroll down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

🤙 ONE BIG THING

More Like One HUGE Thing. In case you’ve been caught under a rock or heavy piece of furniture, the UTSA Roadrunners football program registered their first bowl win on Tuesday night at Toyota Stadium against the Marshall Thundering Herd!

Joshua Cephus caught seven passes for 102 yards and a touchdown, and Kam Alexander had a 57-yard return to help seal a 35-17 victory in the Scooter’s Coffee Frisco Bowl.

Birds Up!

Coach Traylor = Soaked…and Happy 👇🏼

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📅 COMING SOON

Friday 12/22

(No Activities Scheduled)

Saturday 12/23

(No Activities Scheduled)

Sunday 12/24

(No Activities Scheduled) 

Merry Christmas Eve to those who celebrate! 🎄

Activities Next Week:

Thursday, 12/28

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. Prairie View A&M @ 7:00 PM CST ESPN+ | Live Stats | Watch Live

Saturday, 12/30

🏀 Women’s Basketball @ Temple @ 12:00 PM CST ESPN+

View the full UTSA Athletics calendar here

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Owen McCown completed 22 of 31 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns!

He also rushed for 38 yards. UTSA piled up 386 yards of offense behind Joshua Cephus and the incredibly accurate arm of McCown.

🤙🏼 Have a great Friday, y’all!