The Alamodome is hindering UTSA football’s growth
Ryder Martin, Staff Writer
June 8, 2020
The Alamodome is a wondrous sight to behold. One of the most identifiable landmarks of downtown San Antonio, it plays host to a number of major events every year that serve as the nexus of entertainment in San Antonio. One of its foremost duties is to play host to home games for Roadrunner’s footbal...
Head coach Jeff Traylor speaks on football program during the pandemic
Julia Maenius, Assistant Sports Editor
May 22, 2020
First-year head football coach Jeff Traylor has led the Roadrunners through uncharted territory for the UTSA football program due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Traylor and the ‘Runners will face Louisiana State University (LSU), the reigning College Playoffs National Champions, for the first game of...
Former UTSA football trio named to NFF honors list
Ryan Garza, Sports Editor
April 17, 2020
On April 15, the National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame (NFF) named former UTSA football student athletes Andrew Martel, King Newton and Brett Winnegan to the 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society. The honor society is made up of college football players from all different d...
The enduring cost of Frank Wilson
January 28, 2020
UTSA is currently paying former head coach Frank Wilson $720,000 per year, and he doesn’t even work here. His payout comes from UTSA students’ pockets, despite us not having any direct say on this decision. The Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics reports that 42% of UTSA’s athletic d...
‘Feel the juice’: Meet Jeff Traylor Get to know the third head coach in UTSA football history
Ryan Garza, Sports Editor
January 21, 2020
After another losing season, UTSA athletics felt the need to make some changes to its football program, including bringing in a new head coach. UTSA announced Jeff Traylor would be the third head coach in the university’s football history on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. By the end of the week, Traylor had 1...
Athlete of the Week: Carl Austin III
October 30, 2019
Safety for UTSA football Carl Austin III grew up in Austin, Texas and played football for St. Stephen's Episcopal School. Austin graduated in 2014 and was instantly recruited to UTSA. “St. Stephen’s prepared me for life in general, especially for college,” Austin said. “Writing skills at school...
Homecoming football showdown
October 16, 2019
Fresh off a 33-14 defeat to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) (5-1) last week, the UTSA football team saw their record fall to 2-4 at the halfway point of the season. The ‘Runners now look to get back on track during Homecoming Week against the Rice Owls (0-6) who are still seeking their f...
Flippin the Bird: Episode 2
paisano.online1, Ryan Garza, and Jose Bouquett
September 28, 2019
After a devasting loss to UNT, check out our thoughts on where the season will be going on from here on Flippin the Bird episode 2 Host: Jose Bouquett Ryan Garza Brysen Streeter...
Orange and Blue on the Mean Green
September 18, 2019
The UTSA Roadrunners (1-2) fell to the Army Black Knights (2-1) 31-13 on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Alamodome. Next Saturday, the ‘Runners will take on the University of North Texas (UNT) in Denton, Texas. As the Black Knights moved on from an emotional loss against the seventh-ranked Unive...
UTSA Football NOT in jeopardy
September 18, 2019
After reflecting upon last Saturday’s 31-13 loss to a stacked Army roster, I realized I could fill out this op-ed in one sentence: UTSA football has entered the rebuilding process and is a few parts away from being a competitive program. That is the consensus I have made, and I’m sure many avid fans...
Roadrunners ousted by the Black Knights
September 15, 2019
The UTSA Roadrunners faced the Army West Point Black Knights in the second home game of the season for the ‘Runners. The Black Knights would walk away from the game victorious, 31-13. The ‘Runners posted 260 total offensive yards while allowing Army to post 358 yards. “We game planning knew w...
Roadrunners sic’d by the Bears
September 8, 2019
The Roadrunners hit the road to Waco, Texas, for their first away game of the season against the University of Baylor Bears. The last time these two teams faced off was in the Alamodome with the Bears walking away victorious 37-20. In this third meeting between the two schools, the Bears would get ...
