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FOOTBALL 2025 Roster/Staff News

Javi C
Will be using this thread to keep up with roster happenings. Also keeping track of transfers below:

Transfer Out:

DL Ronald Triplette —> Georgia Tech
DL Nick Booker-Brown —> Norfolk State
RB Kevorian Barnes —> TCU
RB Rocko Griffin —> UMASS
QB Jackson Gilkey —> Weber State
QB Eddie Lee Marburger —> UTRGV
LB Corey Lucius
LB Jimmori Robinson** —> West Virginia
LB Martavius French** —> Colorado
OL Walker Baty —> Arkansas State
K Chase Allen —> Rice
WR Jace Wilson —> Sacramento State
CB Denver Harris —> UNLV

Transfer In:

QB Noah Lugo | BYU
OL Devron Williams | ULL
OL Darrell Jones | Bowie State
OL Trevor Timmons | Georgia State
DL Kaian Roberts-Day | Baylor
WR Jaelen Smith | Michigan State
WR AJ Wilson | Houston Christian
LB Shad Banks | TCU
LB Brandon Tucker | East Texas A&M
DB Cam Upshaw | Memphis
DB KK Meier | Nevada

** Given extra year due to JUCO court ruling
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PRESS RELEASE Roadrunners excel at annual UTSA Pro Day

Javi C
SAN ANTONIO — A total of 13 former UTSA football players participated in UTSA’s annual Pro Day on Monday at the Roadrunner Athletics Center of Excellence.

Defensive lineman Brandon Brown, tight end Oscar Cardenas, wide receiver/return specialist Chris Carpenter, long snapper Cade Collenback, safety Elliott Davison, defensive lineman Joe Evans, cornerback Zah Frazier, offensive lineman CJ James Jr., linebacker Jamal Ligon, linebacker Brevin Randle, safety Ken Robinson, defensive lineman Asyrus Simon and linebacker Donyai Taylor all performed in front of personnel representing 21 NFL teams.

Below are some of the many highlights recorded during Pro Day:
Brandon Brown — 23 bench press reps, 5.00 40-yard dash
Oscar Cardenas — 22 bench press reps
Chris Carpenter — 4.44 40-yard dash
Cade Collenback — 24 bench press reps, 4.85 40-yard dash
Elliott Davison — 37” vertical jump, 10’6” broad jump, 4.42 40-yard dash
Joe Evans — 28 bench press reps
Zah Frazier — 37” vertical jump, 14 bench press reps
CJ James Jr. — 19 bench press reps, 5.02 40-yard dash
Jamal Ligon — 4.79 40-yard dash
Brevin Randle — 27 bench press reps, 34” vertical jump, 4.60 40-yard dash
Ken Robinson — 4.60 40-yard dash, 4.30 shuttle drill
Asyrus Simon — 82 3/8” wingspan
Donyai Taylor — 4.62 40-yard dash

The NFL Draft will be held on April 24-26 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Meanwhile, the UTSA football team will open spring practice on Tuesday, March 25. The Roadrunners will kick off their 15th season of football and sixth year under head coach Jeff Traylor on Aug. 30 at Texas A&M. UTSA will host six regular season games at the Alamodome in 2025: Texas State (Sept. 6), UIW (Sept. 13), Rice (Oct. 11), Tulane (Oct. 30), East Carolina (Nov. 22) and Army (Nov. 28 or 29).

Fans can purchase season tickets online or by calling the UTSA Ticket Office at 210-458-UTSA (8872) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Current UTSA football season-ticket holders may renew their tickets by logging into their UTSA Account Manager.

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PRESS RELEASE Jenkins named Player of the Year, Aston Coach of the Year

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Jenkins named Player of the Year, Aston Coach of the Year

Nina De Leon Negron collected Newcomer of the Year, while Idara Udo joined her as an all-conference selection



IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference released its 2024-25 awards on Friday, with redshirt senior Jordyn Jenkins earning Player of the Year, while Karen Aston was chosen unanimously as Coach of the Year and graduate studentNina De Leon Negron picked up Newcomer of the Year honors. Additionally, sophomore Idara Udo was selected for the all-conference second team.



This marks the second occasion that Jenkins has earned a conference Player of the Year award after accomplishing the feat in 2022-23 when the Roadrunners were a member of Conference USA. This time around, she led the league, averaging 18.5 PPG at an impressive 46.2% clip, also collecting 6.8 RPG with 21 blocks and 19 steals across AAC action. The redshirt senior boasted five Player of the Week awards on the season and six total in The American, slotting her seventh on the league's all-time list despite playing less than two full seasons. Jenkins was also a unanimous first-team all-conference selection.



Aston led the Roadrunners to a remarkable 17-1 league campaign that represents the program's best ever. UTSA was crowned regular-season champions and received a No. 1 seed in the American Women's Basketball Championship, with the ‘Runners entering in the quarterfinals on Monday at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. The regular-season title was the first of Aston's illustrious career, which has also seen her named Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2017, and that same year, she was one of four Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year finalists. Earlier in the campaign, Aston was named WhoopDirt.comCoach of the Week after she earned the 50th win of her UTSA tenure, using wins over UAB and Tulsa to cement a record-breaking 12-2 start to the season. She is one of 13 eligible for the WHoopDirt.com Division I National Coach of the Year Award, as the 'Runners led the conference in several statistics, including scoring defense (56.3), field goal percentage defense (36.9), rebounding defense (33.4) and scoring margin (+9.33) under Aston's tutelage.



Meanwhile, De Leon Negron shined in her first season at UTSA and was also chosen for the all-newcomer team and second-team all-conference. After transferring from UIW for her final season, she posted the second-most assists in the league, averaging 5.06 per game. The San Juan, Puerto Rico native logged a 1.94 assists/turnover ratio that was third in The American, and she was top-20 in steals, minutes played, and rebounding. Across her collegiate career, De Leon Negron has also picked up the Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year award in 2022-23 and has been selected to three all-conference squads.



Udo was the top offensive rebounder in the league with 67 across conference play, and she secured 7.56 RPG for the ninth-most in the AAC. She also maintained a 73.8% clip from the charity stripe, slotting her eighth on the league leader board. Udo also swatted 17 shots for the 14th-most across the league, all while anchoring its top defense.



The complete 2024-25 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball honors can be found below:



Player of the Year

Jordyn Jenkins, R-Sr., F, UTSA



Coach of the Year

Karen Aston, UTSA*



Defensive Player of the Year

Mama Dembele, Gr., G, South Florida



Freshman of the Year

Kendall Sneed, G, Tulane



Most Improved Player

L’or Mputu, Sr., F, South Florida



Sixth Player of the Year

Kaylah Turner, So., G, Temple



Newcomer of the Year

Nina De Leon Negron, Gr., G, UTSA



Ambassador Award

Malia Fisher, Sr., F, Rice

Delanie Crawford, Sr., G, Tulsa



First Team All-Conference

Amiya Joyner, Jr., F, East Carolina

Tommisha Lampkin, Sr., F, North Texas*

Tilly Boler, 5th, G, Memphis

Malia Fisher, Sr., F, Rice

Sammie Puisis, Gr., G, South Florida

Tiarra East, Sr., G, Temple

Tarriyonna Gary, 5th, G, Temple

Jordyn Jenkins, R-Sr., F, UTSA*

Sherese Pittman, Sr., F, Tulane

Delanie Crawford, Sr., G, Tulsa*



Second Team All-Conference

Jade Weathersby, So., F, UAB

Mya Perry, Jr., G, Florida Atlantic

Alasia Smith, 5th, F, Memphis

Desiree Wooten, So., G, North Texas

Dominique Ennis, Jr., G, Rice

Carla Brito, Jr., F, South Florida

Kyren Whittington, R-Sr., G, Tulane

Nina De Leon Negron, Gr., G, UTSA

Idara Udo, So., F, UTSA

Jayla Murray, R-Jr., F, Wichita State



All-Newcomer Team

Tilly Boler, 5th, G, Memphis

Victoria Flores, So., G, Rice

Sherese Pittman, Sr., F, Tulane

Kaylah Turner, So., G, Temple

Nina De Leon Negron, Gr., G, UTSA



All-Defensive Team

Alasia Smith, 5th, F, Memphis

Aniyah Johnson, Sr., F, North Texas

Desiree Wooten, So., G, North Texas

Malia Fisher, Sr., F, Rice

Mama Dembele, Gr., G, South Florida*



All-Freshman Team

Devin Hagemann, G, East Carolina*

Tamya Smith, F, Memphis

Aniah Alexis, G, Rice

Savannah Curry, G, Temple

Sadie Shores, G, Tulane

Kendall Sneed, G, Tulane*

Kennedi Alexander, G, Tulsa



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PRESS RELEASE American Athletic Conference announces 2025 football schedule

Javi C
IRVING, Texas — Commissioner Tim Pernetti has announced the American Athletic Conference’s 111-game football schedule, including the 56-game conference schedule, for the 2025 season.
Each of the 14 teams in The American will play eight conference games in 2025. The top two teams in the final single-division regular-season standings will meet in the American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played either Friday, Dec. 5, or Saturday, Dec. 6.

UTSA is set for its third season as a member of The American with four conference games scheduled for the Alamodome and four road contests against conference opponents. The Roadrunners will host Rice (Oct. 11), Tulane (Oct. 30), East Carolina (Nov. 22) and Army (Nov. 28 or 29), while they will hit the road to face Temple (Oct. 4), North Texas (Oct. 18), South Florida (Nov. 6) and Charlotte (Nov. 15).

The Roadrunners have four non-conference matchups already set for their sixth season under the direction of head coach Jeff Traylor. UTSA will host Texas State (Sept. 6) and UIW (Sept. 13) and travel to Texas A&M (Aug. 30) and Colorado State (Sept. 20).

Fans can purchase season tickets online or by calling the UTSA Ticket Office at 210-458-UTSA (8872) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Current UTSA football season-ticket holders may renew their tickets by logging into their UTSA Account Manager.

Traylor has guided UTSA to unprecedented success since his arrival in 2020. The Roadrunners are 46-20 (.697) over the past five years, the most victories among AAC teams and the ninth-most wins in the FBS during that stretch. Additionally, the Alamodome has turned into a true home-field advantage in the Traylor era, as UTSA is 29-3 (.906) over that span. Only Alabama (32) and Ohio State (30) own more home victories since 2020.

UTSA will kick off its 15th season on Saturday, Aug. 30, against Texas A&M at Kyle Field in College Station. This will mark the third meeting between the Roadrunners and Aggies and the first since 2019.

The Roadrunners then will return to San Antonio for back-to-back home games to at the Alamodome.

UTSA will renew the I-35 Rivalry with Texas State on Saturday, Sept. 6, in what will be their seventh all-time meeting. The Roadrunners lead the series, 5-1, including a perfect 3-0 at home.

On the following Saturday, Sept. 13, UTSA will take on UIW for the second time in school history. The Roadrunners registered a 35-7 home triumph over the Cardinals on Aug, 31, 2019, in the only previous meeting between the two San Antonio NCAA Division I institutions.

UTSA will wrap up the non-conference slate on Sept. 20 at Colorado State. The Rams won both previous matchups including a 23-14 decision in 2016 in Fort Collins in the last meeting.

Following the first of two idle weeks on the docket, the Roadrunners will open league action on Saturday, Oct. 4, when they travel to Philadelphia to take on Temple. UTSA has won each of the last two meetings, 49-34 in the program’s first-ever AAC contest on Oct. 7, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field and 51-27 last November in the 2024 home finale.

UTSA will host Rice on Oct. 11 in what will be their 13th meeting. The Roadrunners hold an 8-4 advantage in the all-time series and had claimed eight consecutive victories before the Owls pulled out a 29-27 win in the final seconds last October in Houston.

The Roadrunners then will head to Denton to face North Texas on Oct. 18. This will mark the 14th meeting, making it the most-played series in program history. UTSA now has won the last four and eight overall matchups with the Mean Green after a 48-27 home victory last November.

After their second idle week of the season, the Roadrunners will welcome Tulane to the Alamodome on Oct. 30 in the first of two straight Thursday contests on the fall slate. The Green Wave posted a 29-16 win in the last meeting on Nov. 24, 2023, in New Orleans to even the series at 1-1.

UTSA will fly to Tampa, Florida, to face South Florida on Thursday, Nov. 6, at Raymond James Stadium. The Roadrunners recorded a 49-21 home triumph on Nov, 17, 2023, in the only previous meeting with the Bulls.

For the first time since 2016, UTSA will meet Charlotte on the gridiron when the Roadrunners travel to face the 49ers on Saturday, Nov. 15. UTSA came out victorious in the first two games in the series, 30-27 in overtime in 2015 in the last visit to Charlotte and 33-14 in the 2016 home finale.

The Roadrunners are slotted to close out the regular season with a pair of home games at the Alamodome.

On Saturday, Nov. 22, UTSA will face East Carolina for the third year in a row in a series that is tied at 1-1. The Roadrunners logged a 41-27 home victory two years ago in the first meeting, while the Pirates rallied for a 30-20 win last September in Greenville, North Carolina.

UTSA’s home finale versus defending conference champion Army is part of The American’s flexible Week 14 schedule to close the regular season. The sixth meeting between the Roadrunners and Black Knights — as well as the Temple-North Texas game — will be played either Friday, Nov. 28, or Saturday, Nov. 29. Additionally, Navy will face Memphis either Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27) or Black Friday (Nov. 28). Those selections will be made by Oct. 13.

The American Athletic Conference enjoyed a successful 2024 season in its first year of its current 14-team configuration. The American sent eight teams to Bowl Season and captured the Bowl Challenge Cup by virtue of a 6-2 postseason record. Teams from The American scored bowl wins against opponents from the SEC, Big 12, ACC, Mountain West, Sun Belt and Conference USA. The American was one of only five leagues (joining the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC) to have three teams finish with 10 wins last season.

Kickoff times and television designations for the first three weeks of the season, as well as the season-long weeknight games, will be finalized by June 1.The rest of the schedule will fall under the customary 12-day and six-day selection processes. All dates announced today are subject to change.

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PRESS RELEASE UTSA's Zah Frazier receives invitation to NFL Scouting Combine

Javi C
SAN ANTONIO — UTSA All-America cornerback Zah Frazier has received an invitation to the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, which will be held Feb. 24-March 3 at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

Frazier’s time spent at the event is scheduled to begin on Feb. 25 with meetings, exams and interviews lasting through Feb. 27. Measurements and on-field workouts are pegged for Feb. 28 with more testing and media interviews slated for March 1.NFL Network will provide television coverage of the NFL Scouting Combine.

Frazier is the sixth Roadrunner to earn an invite to the NFL Scouting Combine, joining Spencer Burford (2022), Marcus Davenport (2018), Sincere McCormick (2022), David Morgan II (2016) and Tariq Woolen (2022).

A native of Cedartown, Georgia, Frazier wrapped up his UTSA career this past season by earning All-America accolades from two different publications. He was named to Phil Steele’s Third Team and was selected for honorable mention recognition by CBS Sports.

A first-team All-American Athletic Conference selection, Frazier finished second in the FBS with a school-record six interceptions in 2024. He turned in a trio of two-INT games, all coming during league play. He picked off a pair of passes against East Carolina and also in back-to-back home victories over North Texas and Temple to break the previous program mark of five.

Frazier recorded nine pass breakups to give him 15 total passes defended, good for fifth on the school’s single-season chart and a share of sixth among FBS players in 2024. Additionally, the Dave Campbell’s Texas Football All-Texas College First-Team performer totaled 24 tackles, 20 unassisted stops, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble and a quarterback hurry last fall.

Frazier will play in the 100th East-West Shrine Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 30. That game is set for a national broadcast on NFL Network at 7 p.m. at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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