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Good Morning, UTSA Fam. Making its sixth straight and seventh overall bowl appearance, UTSA will travel to Dallas to face FIU in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl on Friday, Dec. 26. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the SMU campus and the game will be televised nationally on ESPN. The Roadrunners have won each of their last two bowl games and will enter the matchup with the Panthers with a 2-4 record in bowls. This will mark the fifth meeting between UTSA and FIU in a series that is even at 2-2. The Roadrunners have won two of their last three games and will enter Friday at 6-6 overall, while the Panthers are riding a four-game winning streak and own a 7-5 mark.

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🏈 Kick it off
🏀 Basketball in his blood
🤙🏼 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Kick It Off. Are you already ready for 2026 UTSA football? The Roadrunners will open the season against UTRGV on Sept. 5 at the Alamodome. The game will mark the 16th season of UTSA football and the seventh under Coach Taylor. UTRGV is coming off its inaugural season which saw the team finish the year 9-3.

🔼 Basketball In His Blood. UTSA men's basketball player Dorian Hayes has grown up with basketball since birth as the son of former NBA player Chuck Hayes. Get to know him better!

🔼 Convos With Campos. On V Week 2025, UTSA Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos spoke about her late father Joe's battle with pancreatic cancer.

🤓 UTSA TRIVIA

Squaring Off. How many times have UTSA and UTRGV played on the gridiron?

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📆 THE WEEK AHEAD

＊ All Times Are in CST

Friday, Dec. 26
🏈 Football vs. FIU @ 7 p.m. - SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (Dallas, Texas) | Watch: ESPN | Listen: Ticket 760 | Tickets

Tuesday, Dec. 30
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Tulane @ 1 p.m. - Girl Scouts Day | Watch: ESPN+

Wednesday, Dec. 31 (Happy New’s Year Eve!)
🏀 Men’s Basketball @ Florida Atlantic @ 12 p.m. (Boca Raton, Florida) | Watch: ESPN+

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ℹ TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Sept. 5, 2026, will mark the first time!

🤙🏼 Have a great holiday season, Roadrunner Nation, and we’ll be back in your inbox on January 5, 2026, with our regular emails!