Recreation Preview: UTSA Hosts Texas State In Battle For I-35

TEXAS STATE at UTSA
Saturday, September 6 | 3:30 p.m. ET

Alamodome (34,984/SofTop Matrix Helix)

San Antonio, Texas

Television

ESPN+

Jack Benjamin and LaDarrin McLane

Radio

KTKR-AM 760 (UTSA flagship)

    

THE GAME | THE BATTLE FOR I-35

Saturday’s sport would be the sixth assembly between UTSA and Texas State … The Roadrunners had taken the primary 5 conferences earlier than the Bobcats claimed final 12 months’s matchup in San Marcos, 49-10 … UTSA is 3-0 towards Texas State within the Alamodome … UTSA coach Jeff Traylor coached Texas State coach GJ Kinne in Kinne’s senior 12 months at Gilmer HS.

 

TEXAS STATE
1-0, 0-0 Sun Belt

Head Coach

GJ Kinne (Tulsa ’12)

17-10, third season at Texas State

29-12, fourth season as collegiate head coach

Notes

Texas State kicked off its third season underneath head coach GJ Kinne with a 52-27 win towards Eastern Michigan final Friday … The Bobcats have been projected to complete second within the Sun Belt’s West Division within the league’s preseason coaches’ ballot … This is Texas State’s ultimate 12 months within the Sun Belt because the Bobcats transition to the new-look Pac-12 in 2026 … The connection of QB Brad Jackson and WR Beau Sparks proved to be an excessive amount of for Eastern Michigan because the duo accounted for 4 touchdowns … Jackson accomplished 18 of 26 passes for 214 yards, whereas Sparks had seven receptions for 82 yards and the 4 touchdowns … RB Lincoln Pare rushed for 167 yards and a landing on 12 carries … The Bobcats reeled off 606 yards of offense and averaged 9.2 yards per play.

 

UTSA

1-0, 0-0 American

Head Coach

Jeff Traylor (Stephen F. Austin ’90)

46-21, sixth season

Notes

UTSA dropped a 42-24 determination to No. 19 Texas A&M within the Roadrunners’ season-opener final Saturday … The Roadrunners have been inside 4 factors of the Aggies at 21-17 early within the third quarter earlier than Texas A&M was in a position to get some separation … UTSA completed with 373 yards of complete offense, ran 67 performs and had 17 first downs towards the Aggies … RB Robert Henry led the best way with 177 dashing yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries … QB Owen McCown accomplished 19 of 32 passes for 121 yards … UTSA has gone 29-3 at dwelling underneath head coach Jeff Traylor and has received its final 10 video games on the Alamodome, tying this system document … The Roadrunners are aiming to interrupt this system’s single-game attendance document of 56,743, set within the crew’s inaugural sport in 2011 … The final sport towards Texas State within the Alamodome drew 49,342.