🤙The Official Newsletter For UTSA Athletics

Good morning, Roadrunners Fam. UTSA’s Assistant Athletic Director for Equipment Operations Dan Stinson shares what goes on in an absolutely necessary but likely not often thought about part of the football program—the equipment.

Go here to watch the video and learn more about what goes on behind the scenes to prepare the crew for gridiron greatness.

What other ingredients do we have for the Brew today? Check it out below!

⚽️ Q&A with soccer’s Sasjah Dade
🏈 RB Kevorian Barnes named to the Doak Walker Award candidate list
🤙🏼 And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Marquee Matchup. ICYMI! The UTSA soccer program's August 18 home matchup with the crosstown UIW Cardinals is officially moving to San Antonio FC’s Toyota Field in a huge night for San Antonio soccer, Roadrunners and Cardinals fans alike.

In the second regular season game of the 2024 campaign for both programs, UTSA and UIW will square off for just the second-ever meeting between these programs in the regular season, set to kick off at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18, at Toyota Field (5106 David Edwards Drive, San Antonio, TX 78233), home to United Soccer League (USL) professional soccer franchise San Antonio FC (SAFC).

🎟 Got tickets? ⚽️

🔼 Freaky Deaky. UTSA senior Donyai Taylor has earned a spot on Bruce Feldman's annual Freaks List.

🔼 Run It Back. UTSA running back Kevorian Barnes has been named to the Doak Walker Award candidate list. Barnes is one of 87 players named to the list for the annual award presented to the nation’s most outstanding college running back.

A redshirt junior, Barnes rushed for a team-high 715 yards and six touchdowns on 147 attempts and also caught 14 passes for 61 yards in 2023. He logged a trio of 100-yard rushing games, opening the year with 103 yards and a TD on 16 carries at Houston.

Go here for more on Barnes’ impressive stats and the background of this prestigious award.

🔼 Dade’s Got it Made in the Shade.  Get to know UTSA soccer student-athlete Sasjah Dade in this Q&A. 

Q: Why did you choose UTSA? 

Sasjah Dade: "Going through my recruiting process, the main factors that were important to my family and I was scholarship money, a family atmosphere, and a team that would be able to compete at a high level and force me to develop my game. After talking with [UTSA head coach] Derek [Pittman] and coming on my official visit, I realized it was a perfect fit.”

Q: What do you like most about being a student-athlete at UTSA? 

Sasjah Dade: "There are many benefits to being a student-athlete, but the main benefit for me is how it is great preparation to take on the world after college…”

Go here for the full Q&A.

🔼 Bolstering the Birds Crew. UTSA Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Lisa Campos has announced the hiring of Jim Campbell as Senior Associate Athletics Director for Compliance.

Campbell comes to San Antonio from the University of San Francisco, where he served as the Dons’ Senior Associate Athletics Director for Internal Operations for the past two years. He was responsible for the overall leadership and oversight of Compliance, Student Services and Academic Success, and he also served as the department’s liaison to the West Coast Conference for student-athlete support matters.

🤔 UTSA TRIVIA

🤙 ONE BIG THING

Pretend We Bumped Into You. Let this serve as your reminder that we are ❷❸ days out from our UTSA Volleyball season opener. That’s only one Michael Jordan away!

ALSO! In honor of National Dog Month, here are some of UTSA Softball’s four-legged friends! 👇🏼

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📅 COMING SOON

Thursday 8/15
⚽️ Soccer vs. Navy @ 7:00 PM CST

Saturday 8/17
🏈 Fan Day @ 1:00 PM CST

Sunday 8/18
⚽️ Soccer vs. UIW @ 6:00 PM CST @ San Antonio FC’s Toyota Field

Saturday 8/31
🏈 First Football Game vs. Kennesaw State @ 2:30 PM CST ESPN+

⇢ Go here for all the summer camps being offered by UTSA Athletics🌞

🤙🏼 Go here for the full UTSA Athletics Calendar

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: UTSA Football plays Texas State in their first away game of this upcoming season on Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. CST.

⇢ For the full schedule, go here. 🏈

🤙🏼 Let’s get over the hump, y’all!