san antonio – The University of Texas at San Antonio football team will hold its 2024 spring game at the Alamodome on Saturday as an official event of Fiesta San Antonio, the school announced.
Kickoff for the game is set for 2 p.m.
The spring game marks the official end of the Roadrunners' 15-team training session, which began March 4.
Admission to the game is free and general admission opens at 1 p.m. Fan seating will be general admission only on the east sideline at the Plaza (100) level. However, tailgating is prohibited.
The spring game will be the first chance to find out who could replace a number of standout players and who could replace longtime starting quarterback Frank Harris. Dew.
Harris, who played seven years at UTSA, has since moved into a new university role aimed at increasing funding for UTSA football. The Schertz-Clemens graduate set a school record with 38 despite missing two seasons with a torn ACL and missing all but four games in 2019 with a shoulder injury. He threw for 11,862 yards and 92 touchdowns (both school records) in his career as a starter, posting a combined record of 39-13. Possible candidates for the position are redshirt junior Eddie Lee Marburger, redshirt sophomore Owen McCown, and redshirt freshmen Jackson Gilkey and Brandon Tennyson.
The Roadrunners have also had 11 players transfer since the end of the season, with defensive standouts Trey Moore and Cam Alexander departing. Moore, a redshirt sophomore and Smithson Valley graduate, joins the team after a stellar three-year career in which he broke the school record for sacks (14) and was named the 2023 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He left to attend the University of Texas. 45 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss.
Alexander, a native of Manvel, Texas, started his collegiate career at Sam Houston at the University of Oregon as he recorded 34 tackles, 17 passes defensed, one sack, two interceptions and two tackles for loss at UTSA. This will be Alexander's third home in Division I. Last year, he was named All-AAC First Team All-Conference.
Head football coach Jeff Traylor returns to his fifth season with 16 starters and a total of 51 lettermen.
The 2024 offense will return leading rusher Kevorian Barnes, who ran for 715 yards and six touchdowns, and tight end Oscar Cardenas, a Brandeis native who has played the last two full seasons. will play together again. Time starter since redshirting in 2019.
The Roadrunners earned their first bowl win in program history last season, finishing 9-4 and 7-1 in their debut season in the American Athletic Conference.
UTSA opens the 2024 season on Saturday, Aug. 31 against Kennesaw State at the Alamodome. Houston Christian (Sept. 21), Florida Atlantic (Oct. 19), Memphis (Nov. 2), North Texas (Nov. 15), Temple (Nov. 22) 23rd) and a road contest at Texas. State (Sept. 7), Texas (Sept. 14), East Carolina (Sept. 28), Rice State (Oct. 12), Tulsa State (Oct. 26), Army (Nov. 30) Day).
According to the university, fans will receive free 2024 UTSA football schedule posters, magnets and Birds Up Yard signage at the spring game, and there will also be an on-field autograph session with players after the game. That's what it means.
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