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PRESS RELEASE Four UTSA Roadrunners chosen for 2024 Senior Bowl Watch List

MOBILE, Ala. — UTSA seniors Joshua Cephus, De’Corian Clark, Joe Evans and Frank Harris have been chosen for the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List.



The four Roadrunners are part of a total of 26 players from the American Athletic Conference named to this year’s list.



Cephus, who also is on the preseason watch list for the Paul Hornung Award, was a second-team All-Conference USA selection at wide receiver and honorable mention all-league choice at punt returner in 2022. The Houston native caught 87 passes for 985 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 11.3 yards per catch and 75.8 yards per contest. He returned nine punts for 36 yards with a long of 17. He logged three 100-yard receiving games including a season-high 114 and a score on five receptions in the 52-24 win over Texas Southern. An honorable mention all-conference performer in 2020 and 2021, he has played in 51 career contests with 43 starts for the Roadrunners. He will enter his final campaign with 224 catches for 2,504 yards and 18 touchdowns, marks that each rank second on UTSA’s career list.



Clark, who also is on watch lists for the Biletnikoff Award, Comeback Player of the Year Award, Wuerffel Trophy and Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, was a second-team all-conference performer in 2022. The Fort Worth O.D. Wyatt High School product hauled in 51 passes for 741 yards and eight touchdowns despite missing the last five games due to an injury. He averaged 82.3 receiving yards per game and 14.5 yards per catch last fall and he set the program record for single-game receiving yards with 217 and matched his own single-game touchdown standard with three in the 52-24 win over Texas Southern. He will enter the 2023 campaign with 112 receptions for 1,559 yards and 16 touchdowns for his career.



Evans is entering his second season with the Roadrunners after transferring from LSU. A native of Haynesville, Louisiana, he earned honorable mention all-conference honors on the defensive line last fall. He played in 11 games and drew four starts, registering 18 total tackles, eight solo stops, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries. He posted three tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a half-sack, in his UTSA debut versus No. 24 Houston, and he made three stops in the 41-38 overtime victory over Army. He also had a hand in three tackles in the 51-7 rout of Louisiana Tech and posted a pair of stops, including one behind the line of scrimmage, in the 45-30 road triumph over Middle Tennessee.



Harris, who also appears on preseason watch lists for the Davey O’Brien Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Manning Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, owns more than 30 school records and a 31-11 record as the starting quarterback. The 2022 Conference USA Most Valuable Player and first-team all-conference performer completed 328 of 471 passes (69.6%) for 4,063 yards and 32 TDs and a 160.7 passing efficiency, all school records to help lead UTSA to an 11-3 record and a second straight league crown last fall. The Schertz Clemens High School product added 602 rushing yards — the program standard for a QB — and nine scores on the ground. For his career, Harris has thrown for 9,356 yards and 74 touchdowns on 816-of-1210 passing to go with 1,822 rushing yards and 24 scores on 372 carries. He holds UTSA’s total offense record with 11,178 yards, which ranks fifth among active FBS quarterbacks, and his 42 career starts are the fourth-best total nationally.



The Reese’s Senior Bowl is widely regarded as the preeminent college football all-star game and the first stage in the NFL Draft process. The longest continual-running all-star game has taken place in Mobile, Alabama, the past 74 years. Former Roadrunners Spencer Burford and Tariq Woolen played in the 2022 game while Marcus Davenport appeared in the 2018 contest. The 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl game will be played Feb. 3 at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, and it will be televised nationally on NFL Network.



Under the direction of two-time conference coach of the year Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them capture their second straight Conference USA crown and play in a bowl game for the third year in a row. UTSA has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last two seasons and boasts a combined 23 wins over that span, the fourth-best total among all FBS teams behind only Georgia (29), Michigan (25) and Alabama (24).



UTSA, which has been picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Media Poll and is receiving votes in both major preseason rankings, will open its 13th season of play next Saturday, Sept. 2, against Houston. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at TDECU Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.



UTSA will face Texas State for the home opener at 2:30 p.m. the following Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners will host Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, UAB on Oct. 14, East Carolina on Oct. 28, Rice on Nov. 11 and South Florida at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.



Season and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting goUTSA.com/tickets.



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PRESS RELEASE UTSA's De'Corian Clark named to Comeback Player of the Year Watch List

NEW YORK — UTSA senior wide receiver De’Corian Clark has been named to the Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List, the College Sports Communicators in association with The Associated Press (AP) and the Fiesta Bowl Organization announced on Tuesday.



Clark is one of 100 college football student-athletes from 67 different schools on this year’s watch list for the award that recognizes those who overcome injury, illness, or other circumstances.



Clark is also a candidate for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and the Fort Worth O.D. Wyatt High School product appears on preseason watch lists for the Biletnikoff Award and Wuerffel Trophy. A second-team all-conference performer in 2022, Clark hauled in 51 passes for 741 yards and eight touchdowns despite missing the last five games due to an injury. averaged 82.3 receiving yards per game and 14.5 yards per catch last fall.



Clark set the program record for single-game receiving yards with 217 and matched his own single-game touchdown standard with three in the 52-24 win over Texas Southern last September. He hauled in eight passes for 139 yards in the 45-30 road triumph over Middle Tennessee, made seven grabs for 90 yards — including the game-winning touchdown — in the 41-38 overtime victory at Army and also had the game-winning TD on a 10-yard catch in the corner of the end zone to cap off a six-reception, 54-yard day in the 31-27 regular season win against North Texas. He will enter the 2023 campaign with 112 receptions for 1,559 yards and 16 touchdowns for his career.



At the conclusion of each season, in a vote by a panel of college football writers, editors, and sports information directors, three college football student-athletes will be honored as Comeback Player of the Year Award winners at the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. For more information, please visit www.Comeback-Player.com.



Under the direction of two-time conference coach of the year Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them capture their second straight Conference USA crown and play in a bowl game for the third year in a row. UTSA has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last two seasons and boasts a combined 23 wins over that span, the fourth-best total among all FBS teams behind only Georgia (29), Michigan (25) and Alabama (24).





UTSA, which has been picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Media Poll and is receiving votes in both major preseason rankings, will open its 13th season of play on Saturday, Sept. 2, against Houston. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at TDECU Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.


UTSA will face Texas State for the home opener at 2:30 p.m. the following Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners will host Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, UAB on Oct. 14, East Carolina on Oct. 28, Rice on Nov. 11 and South Florida at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.



Season and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting goUTSA.com/tickets.



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PRESS RELEASE UTSA, Playfly Sports announce new radio broadcast agreement with iHeartMedia San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO — UTSA Athletics and Playfly Sports on Tuesday announced a new broadcast radio agreement with iHeartMedia San Antonio as part of the UTSA Sports Media Network. The network will feature live broadcasts of games and coaches shows for UTSA football and men’s and women’s basketball on KTKR-AM Ticket 760 or KRPT-FM The Bull 93.3.



All UTSA football games will be carried live in the San Antonio area on Ticket 760 AM, online at Ticket760.com and via the free iHeartRadio app. Andy Everett returns as the play-by-play voice of the Roadrunners, and he will be joined by color analyst Jay Riley and sideline reporter Pat Evans. There will be two-hour pregame and 45-minute postgame shows for each broadcast.



Additionally, the fourth season of the Jeff Traylor Radio Show presented by UT Health San Antonio will premiere at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, live on Ticket 760 AM from Chicken N Pickle (5215 UTSA Blvd). Fans are invited to join Traylor, Everett and student-athlete guests for the one-hour show each Wednesday during the season except for Tuesday broadcasts on Oct. 10 and Oct. 24. The radio shows also will be available online at Ticket760.com and via the free iHeartRadio app.



All UTSA men’s and women’s basketball games will air live in the San Antonio area on Ticket 760 and The Bull 93.3, respectively. Every broadcast will feature a 30-minute pregame and 15-minute postgame show, and they will be available online at Ticket760.com or The Bull 93.3 and everywhere fans want to listen via the free iHeartRadio app. Everett will return as the play-by-play announcer of UTSA men’s basketball games, while Neal Raphael has been tapped as the women’s play-by-play voice.



The UTSA Basketball Radio Show presented by UT Health San Antonio will return in January and air live weekly through the end of the seasons on Ticket 760. Fans are invited to join head coaches Steve Henson and Karen Aston, student-athlete guests and Everett for the hour-long show at Chicken N Pickle. The radio shows also will be available online at Ticket760.com and via the free iHeartRadio app.



Earlier this year, UTSA and Playfly Sports — the emerging leader in sports marketing, media and technology — announced a new multimedia rights agreement that will see Playfly serve as UTSA’s exclusive MMR holder and sponsorship sales arm.



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About UTSA Athletics


The UTSA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics offers 17 sports at the NCAA Division I level as a member of the American Athletic Conference. UTSA boasts 80 conference championships, more than 60 NCAA postseason appearances and over 50 All-Americans since its inaugural year in 1981. UTSA Athletics transforms lives as San Antonio's nationally recognized NCAA Division I program. UTSA Athletics develops champions in the classroom, in competition and in life, while serving as an integral part of the undergraduate student experience, enhancing the visibility of the university and engaging the community. Learn more online at goUTSA.com or on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook.



About UTSA Sports Properties

UTSA Sports Properties is the locally-based, exclusive multimedia rightsholder for UTSA Athletics. As a part of the Playfly Sports Properties portfolio of nearly 40 collegiate and high school state association properties, the UTSA Sports Properties team connects brands to UTSA’s passionate and deeply-rooted fanbase. Through broadcast, in-arena, experiential, and technology-based marketing and media solutions, Playfly Sports Properties’ fully scalable platform provides marketers unparalleled access to the most highly engaged audiences on a local and national level. Playfly Sports Properties is a division of Playfly Sports. Connect with the UTSA Sports Properties team by visiting www.playfly.com/properties.



About Playfly Sports


Playfly Sports is a sports media, marketing and technology business centered around the team, league, brand, and network. Believing in ‘Fandom as a Service’ and focusing on a consultative, data driven approach to REACH, ENGAGE, MONETIZE AND MEASURE FANDOM gives the company’s partners and brands a competitive advantage. Playfly connects more than 2,000 brand partners with approximately 83% of all U.S. sports fans. Through the proprietary platform the business delivers scalable, data-oriented marketing, technology, and media solutions with capabilities including exclusive MMR management, sponsorship sales and activation, streaming, consulting, ticket/premium sales, all along with new revenue-driving platforms and technologies. Founded in September of 2020, Playfly Sports is now home to approximately 1,000 team members located across 43 U.S. states dedicated to maximizing the impact of highly passionate local sports fans. Follow Playfly Sports on social media @PlayflySports or visitwww.playfly.com.



About iHeartMedia San Antonio


iHeartMedia San Antonio owns and operates KTKR-AM, WOAI-AM, KAJA-FM, KXXM-FM, KQXT-FM, KZEP-FM, KRPT-FM, KQXT-HD3, KQXT-HD2 and KZEP-HD, and is part of iHeartMedia. iHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, reaching over 90% of Americans every month. iHeart’s broadcast radio assets alone have more consumer reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the reach of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled reach of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined and has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.

PRESS RELEASE UTSA's Frank Harris earns spot on Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List

TYLER, Texas — The preseason honors keep rolling in for UTSA senior quarterback Frank Harris, who has earned a spot on the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List, which was announced by SPORTyler on Thursday.



A finalist for the award last year, Harris is one of 69 players on the list for the award that recognizes the top offensive player in Division I football who also exhibits the enduring characteristics that define Earl Campbell: integrity, performance, teamwork, sportsmanship, drive, community and tenacity; specifically, tenacity to persist and determination to overcome adversity and injury in pursuit of reaching goals. In addition, the nominee must meet one or more of the following criteria: born in Texas and/or graduated from a Texas High School and/or played at a Texas-based junior college or currently playing at Texas D1 four-year college.



Harris, who also has been named to the Davey O’Brien Award, Manning Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award watch lists, owns more than 30 school records and a 31-11 record as the starting QB as he enters his final campaign with the Roadrunners. The 2022 Conference USA Most Valuable Player and first-team all-conference performer completed 328 of 471 passes (69.6%) for 4,063 yards and 32 TDs and a 160.7 passing efficiency, all school records to help lead UTSA to an 11-3 record and a second straight league crown last fall. A Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist a year ago, he logged seven 300-yard passing games, including a UTSA record 414 in the 45-30 win at Middle Tennessee, and he totaled 400-plus yards of offense three times, highlighted by a school record 423 in the same contest. Harris added 602 rushing yards — the program standard for a QB — and nine scores on the ground.



For his career, Harris has thrown for 9,356 yards and 74 touchdowns on 816-of-1210 passing to go with 1,822 rushing yards and 24 scores on 372 carries. The Schertz Clemens High School product owns UTSA’s total offense record with 11,178 yards, which ranks fifth among active FBS quarterbacks, and his 42 career starts are the fourth-best total.



The watch list will be narrowed to up to 16 semifinalists in November and then up to five finalists in December. They will be selected by broadcasters, commentators, journalists, fans, and previous winners. The finalists will be brought to Tyler for The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Banquet scheduled for Jan. 10, 2024.



Under the direction of two-time conference coach of the year Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them capture their second straight Conference USA crown and play in a bowl game for the third year in a row. UTSA has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last two seasons and boasts a combined 23 wins over that span, the fourth-best total among all FBS teams behind only Georgia (29), Michigan (25) and Alabama (24).



UTSA, which has been picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Media Poll and is receiving votes in both major preseason rankings, will open its 13th season of play on Saturday, Sept. 2, against Houston. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at TDECU Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.



UTSA will face Texas State for the home opener at 2:30 p.m. the following Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners will host Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, UAB on Oct. 14, East Carolina on Oct. 28, Rice on Nov. 11 and South Florida at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.



Season and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting goUTSA.com/tickets.



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PRESS RELEASE UTSA Athletics unveils inaugural Hall of Fame Class

SAN ANTONIO — UTSA Athletics has unveiled its inaugural Hall of Fame Class of six, featuring four former student-athletes, a former coach and a former administrator.



The inaugural class is made up of McKenzie Adams (volleyball/women’s basketball), Devin Brown (men’s basketball), Marcus Davenport (football) and Tameka Roberts (track & field/women’s basketball), as well as former head football coach Larry Coker and former athletics director Lynn Hickey.



The class of six will be inducted during Homecoming Weekend in late October. The UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held on Friday, Oct. 27, and the group will be honored at other events that weekend, including on the field during the football game against East Carolina the following day at the Alamodome.



Tickets for the UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will go on sale soon. For more information, please contact the Roadrunner Athletic Fund at raf@utsa.edu.



2023 UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Inaugural Class



McKenzie Adams


McKenzie Adams was a two-time All-American and two-time conference player of the year during her UTSA career, which spanned the 2011-13 volleyball seasons. A local product out of Steele High School, she earned third-team American Volleyball Coaches Association All-America accolades in 2013 after receiving honorable mention the year prior. Following a standout debut campaign at Virginia where she was named NCAA East Regional and ACC Freshman of the Year, Adams transferred to UTSA and went on to garner first-team all-conference accolades in three different leagues — 2011 Southland, 2012 WAC and 2013 Conference USA — giving her the illustrious honor to have collected all-conference certificates in four different leagues. She was the 2012 WAC Player of the Year and repeated that honor in 2013 in C-USA, helping lead the Roadrunners to the regular season and tournament titles and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. She still holds several school records including single-season marks for kills (653), attacks (1,575) and solo blocks (32), and currently is playing professionally overseas. An excellent all-around athlete, she also played basketball in 2013-14, appearing in 16 games with 14 starts, leading the team in rebounds per game (5.7) while posting 6.2 points per game, 24 blocks and 14 steals.



Devin Brown

San Antonio native and West Campus High School product Devin Brown was a three-time first-team all-conference selection and is one of only two UTSA men’s basketball players to have his jersey retired. He was a four-year starter for the Roadrunners, earning 1998 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year and second-team all-league accolades before being named to the first team for his final three seasons. He helped lead UTSA to the 1999 Southland Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The first Roadrunner to register a triple-double with a 33-point, 11-rebound, 11-assist performance against Louisiana-Monroe in 2001, he finished his career as the program’s all-time scoring leader with 1,922 points, which has since been broken. He also registered a 7.2 career rebound per game average and ranks in the top five in rebounds (751), free throws (478), steals (184) and scoring average (18.3). He began his professional career in the USBL and National Basketball Development League before making his NBA debut as the first Roadrunner to play for the San Antonio Spurs in 2002. He was a member of the franchise’s 2005 NBA Championship team and also played for the Nuggets, Jazz, Hornets, Warriors, Bulls and Cavaliers. He was enshrined into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame in May 2023.



Larry Coker

The architect of UTSA Football, Larry Coker was hired in March 2009 to start the program from scratch. A national championship coach in 2001 at Miami (Fla.), his hiring brought immediate national recognition and visibility to the university, and he delivered by engineering one of the most successful startup programs in the modern era. Following a practice season in 2010, UTSA set an NCAA modern startup program record when 56,743 fans filed into the Alamodome on Sept. 3, 2011, to watch the Roadrunners defeat Northeastern State, Coker’s alma mater. UTSA went on to average 35,521 fans — also a startup program record — for six home games. The Roadrunners doubled their win total in year two, posting an 8-4 overall record and finishing fourth behind three bowl-eligible teams in the WAC. UTSA debuted as a member of Conference USA in 2013 and finished 7-5 against a schedule that included seven bowl teams. Coker guided the Roadrunners to several more key victories over his final two seasons at the helm, including a 27-7 upset of Houston in the 2014 season opener in the first game played at the Cougars’ TDECU Stadium. The Okemah, Oklahoma, native coached numerous standouts during his tenure, including UTSA’s first All-American and NFL draft pick in David Morgan II and the first NFL first-round selection and three-time all-conference performer in Marcus Davenport, a fellow UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Inaugural Class inductee.



Marcus Davenport

San Antonio native and Stevens High School product Marcus Davenport developed into one of the most impactful football players in the program’s short history during his career, which began in 2014 and 2015 under fellow UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Inaugural Class inductee Larry Coker. He was named the 2017 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference performer at defensive end as a senior after he posted 55 total tackles, 30 solo stops, 17.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, four pass breakups, three forced fumbles and a fumble return for a touchdown. A three-time all-league selection, he finished his UTSA career with 186 tackles, 38 tackles for loss, 22 sacks, 21 quarterback hurries, eight pass breakups, six forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. He is still the school’s all-time leader in tackles for loss (38.0), sacks (22.0) and hurries (21). In 2018, he became the first Roadrunner to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft when he was picked 14th overall by the Saints. After five seasons in New Orleans, he signed to play with the Minnesota Vikings earlier this year.



Lynn Hickey

Lynn Hickey served as UTSA Director of Athletics from 2000 to 2017, leading the department to new heights. She spearheaded the effort to start the UTSA football program from scratch, helping pave the path for the Roadrunners to set NCAA modern startup attendance records in 2011 and to reclassify fully to FBS from an FCS Independent by their fourth season. She also started the women’s golf and women’s soccer programs, two teams that have captured multiple conference championships, and was integral to the university receiving invitations to join the Western Athletic Conference and Conference USA. Under her leadership, UTSA Athletics won three conference commissioner’s cups and two league all-sports trophies. Hickey was named the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators 2005 Division I-AAA Administrator of the Year, the 2006 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics/GeneralSports TURF Systems Division I-AAA West Region AD of the Year and the 2010 San Antonio Express-News Sportswoman of the Year. In 2007, she was the second female administrator ever to be chosen to serve on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, and she helped UTSA and San Antonio land multiple NCAA championship events including three Men’s Final Fours and two Women’s Final Fours.



Tameka Roberts

Corpus Christi native Tameka Roberts stamped her name all over the UTSA track & field record book in the 1990s. The sprinter and jumper was an eight-time All-American and captured 17 individual or relay conference titles during her career. She collected five of her All-America certificates outdoors and three more indoors, with five coming in the sprints and a trio from the long jump. Her long list of conference awards includes three Southland Conference Indoor and two Southland Conference Outdoor Athlete of the Year honors, as well as being named Southland Conference Outstanding Track Performer five times and Southland Conference Field Performer once. She was the high-point scorer at the conference meet four times and helped the Roadrunners win league outdoor titles in 1996 and 1997. She still holds school records in the outdoor 100 meters (11.25), 200m (22.94), long jump (6.66m) and indoor 200m (23.26). A two-sport athlete at UTSA, she played basketball in 1997-98 and posted 47 points, 48 rebounds, 13 assists and 20 steals.



The UTSA Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee is made up of designees from the UTSA Alumni Association Board, Letterwinners Club, Roadrunner Foundation and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, as well as representatives from the university and athletics department along with local print and electronic media.



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PRESS RELEASE UTSA's Frank Harris hauls in another preseason honor with spot on Manning Award Watch List

NEW ORLEANS — Frank Harris has hauled in yet another preseason honor, as the UTSA senior quarterback on Tuesday was named to the Manning Award Watch List.



Harris joins Seth Henigan of Memphis and Michael Pratt of Tulane as American Athletic Conference (AAC) players on the list of 33 of the top quarterbacks in the nation.



Harris, who also has been named to the Davey O’Brien Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award watch lists, owns more than 30 school records and a 31-11 record as the starting QB as he enters his final campaign with the Roadrunners. The 2022 Conference USA Most Valuable Player and first-team all-conference performer completed 328 of 471 passes (69.6%) for 4,063 yards and 32 TDs and a 160.7 passing efficiency, all school records to help lead UTSA to an 11-3 record and a second straight league crown last fall. A finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and a Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist a year ago, he logged seven 300-yard passing games, including a UTSA record 414 in the 45-30 win at Middle Tennessee, and he totaled 400-plus yards of offense three times, highlighted by a school record 423 in the same contest. Harris added 602 rushing yards — the program standard for a QB — and nine scores on the ground.



For his career, Harris has thrown for 9,356 yards and 74 touchdowns on 816-of-1210 passing to go with 1,822 rushing yards and 24 scores on 372 carries. The Schertz Clemens High School product owns UTSA’s total offense record with 11,178 yards, which ranks fifth among active FBS quarterbacks, and his 42 career starts are the fourth-best total.



The Manning Award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl in honor of the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. It is the only quarterback award that includes the candidates’ bowl performances in its balloting. The winner will again be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings, after the bowls.



“We have another outstanding group of quarterbacks on our Watch List,” said Archie Manning. “We’re excited to get a new season rolling to see who will rise up and establish themselves as the best in the country. We’ll add another batch of quarterbacks to the Watch List midway through the season to allow us to recognize transfers and young QBs who have become stars in their new roles or with their new schools.”



Inclusion on the Watch List is not necessary for the quarterbacks to be selected for the honor. Transfers and other newcomers at schools were not eligible for the preseason Watch List, but additional quarterbacks will be added to the Watch List during the season. Finalists will be selected prior to the postseason and the winner will be announced following the College Football Playoff National Championship.



Under the direction of two-time conference coach of the year Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them capture their second straight Conference USA crown and play in a bowl game for the third year in a row. UTSA has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last two seasons and boasts a combined 23 wins over that span, the fourth-best total among all FBS teams behind only Georgia (29), Michigan (25) and Alabama (24).



UTSA, which has been picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Media Poll and is receiving votes in both major preseason rankings, will open its 13th season of play on Saturday, Sept. 2, against Houston. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at TDECU Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.



UTSA will face Texas State for the home opener at 2:30 p.m. the following Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners will host Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, UAB on Oct. 14, East Carolina on Oct. 28, Rice on Nov. 11 and South Florida at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.



Season and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting goUTSA.com/tickets.



2023 Manning Award Preseason Watch List (2022 stats)

Name, Cl., School QBR Pct. Yards TD INT Rushing
Carter Bradley, Sr., South Alabama 61.3 64.8 3,336 28 12 2 TDs
Chevan Cordeiro, Sr., San Jose State 54.8 60.8 3,250 23 6 265 yds, 9 TDs
Jalon Daniels, Jr., Kansas 90 66.1 2,014 18 4 419 yds, 7 TDs
Jayden Daniels, Sr., LSU 77.5 68.6 2,913 17 3 885 yds, 11 TDs
Jayden de Laura, Jr., Arizona 64.8 62.5 3,685 25 13 122 yds, 4 TDs
Quinn Ewers, So., Texas 65.6 58.1 2,177 15 6 1 TD
Dequan Finn, Jr., Toledo 56 59.7 2,260 23 12 631 yds, 9 TDs
Dillon Gabriel, Sr., Oklahoma 75.3 62.7 3,168 25 6 315 yds, 6 TDs
Darren Grainger, Sr., Georgia State 57.1 58.6 2,443 18 7 734 yds, 6 TDs
Frank Harris, Sr., UTSA 80.6 69.6 4,059 32 9 600 yds, 9 TDs
Seth Henigan, Jr., Memphis 59.3 64.1 3,571 22 8 289 yds, 4 TDs
Michael Hiers, Sr., Samford NA 76.6 3,544 36 4 163 yds, 3 TDs
KJ Jefferson, Sr., Arkansas 77.9 68 2,648 24 5 640 yds, 9 TDs
Riley Leonard, Jr., Duke 72.9 63.9 2,967 20 6 699 yds, 13 TDs
Drake Maye, So., North Carolina 82.7 66.2 4,321 38 7 698 yds, 7 TDs
Grayson McCall, Sr., Coastal Carolina 67.7 69.7 2,700 24 2 195 yds, 6 TDs
J.J. McCarthy, Jr., Michigan 79 64.6 2,719 22 5 306 yds, 5 TDs
Bo Nix, Sr., Oregon 87 71.9 3,593 29 7 510 yds, 14 TDs
Michael Penix Jr., Sr., Washington 81.8 65.3 4,641 31 8 2 TDs
John Rhys Plumlee, Sr., UCF 74.5 52.7 2,586 14 8 862 yds, 11 TDs
Michael Pratt, Sr., Tulane 66 63.6 3,010 27 5 478 yds, 10 TDs
Spencer Rattler, Sr., South Carolina 57.6 66.2 3,026 18 12 46 yds, 3 TDs
Austin Reed, Sr., Western Kentucky 66.2 64.6 4,744 40 11 224 yds, 8 TDs
Cameron Rising, Jr., Utah 82.9 64.7 3,034 26 8 465 yds, 6 TDs
Will Rogers, Jr., Mississippi State 63.3 68 3,974 35 8 NA
Kurtis Rourke, Sr., Ohio 73.6 69.1 3,256 25 4 249 yds, 4 TDs
Garrett Shrader, Jr., Syracuse 69 64.7 2,640 17 7 453 yds, 9 TDs
Cole Snyder, Jr., Buffalo 42.7 58.8 3,030 18 8 146 yds, 4 TDs
Taulia Tagovailoa, Sr., Maryland 72.1 67 3,008 18 8 64 yds, 4 TDs
Liam Thompson, Sr., Wabash NA 71.9 3,588 34 7 349 yds, 7 TDs
Jordan Travis, Sr., Florida State 85.3 64 3,214 24 5 417 yds, 7 TDs
Cameron Ward, Sr., Washington State 60.4 64.4 3,231 23 9 58 yds, 5 TDs
Caleb Williams, Jr., USC 86.5 66.6 4,537 42 5 382 yds, 10 TDs




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PRESS RELEASE UTSA's Rashad Wisdom earns spot on Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List

PHILADELPHIA — UTSA senior safety Rashad Wisdom has earned a spot on the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, the Maxwell Football Club announced Monday.



Wisdom is one of 85 players, including one of five from the American Athletic Conference, named to the preseason list for the award presented annually to the outstanding defensive player in college football.



A product of Converse Judson High School, Wisdom is a two-time first-team all-conference performer in the secondary for the Roadrunners. Last fall, he posted 27 total tackles, 21 solo stops, one pass breakup and a fumble recovery in six starts before suffering a season-ending injury.



Wisdom, who is also on the preseason watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, earned first-team all-league recognition in 2021 after tallying 88 total tackles — including 67 unassisted and four tackles for loss — six pass breakups, one forced fumble and a quarterback hurry. In 2020, he picked off four passes and logged 95 total stops, 60 solos, 2.5 TFL, a pair of forced fumbles and a PBU while earning first-team all-conference accolades.



Semifinalists for the 29th Chuck Bednarik Award will be announced Nov. 13, while the three finalists will be unveiled Nov. 28. The winner of the Chuck Bednarik Award will be announced as part of the ESPN Home Depot College Football Awards Show held on Dec. 7. The formal presentations of the Chuck Bednarik Award will be made at the Maxwell Football Club Awards in March 2024.



The Bednarik Award has been presented to the College Defensive Player of the Year since 1994 and is named in honor of Chuck “Concrete Charlie” Bednarik who was an All-American player at the University of Pennsylvania and later a multiple year All Pro linebacker and center for the Philadelphia Eagles. He is a member of both the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and was the last NFL player to be a full-time player on both offense and defense.



The Chuck Bednarik Award has once again partnered with Pro Football Focus (PFF) and Phil Steele Publications as selection committee partners. PFF provides detailed metrics and performance-based assessments to selection committee staff, with several senior PFF analysts are members of our selection committee. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is generally recognized as the most complete preseason magazine.



Under the direction of two-time conference coach of the year Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them capture their second straight Conference USA crown and play in a bowl game for the third year in a row. UTSA has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last two seasons and boasts a combined 23 wins over that span, the fourth-best total among all FBS teams behind only Georgia (29), Michigan (25) and Alabama (24).



UTSA has been picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Media Poll and will kick off its 13th season of play on Saturday, Sept. 2, against Houston. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at TDECU Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.



UTSA will face Texas State for the home opener at 2:30 p.m. the following Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners will host Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, UAB on Oct. 14, East Carolina on Oct. 28, Rice on Nov. 11 and South Florida at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.



Season and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting goUTSA.com/tickets.

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PRESS RELEASE UTSA's Kevorian Barnes chosen as Doak Walker Award candidate

DALLAS — UTSA sophomore running back Kevorian Barnes has been chosen as a candidate for the Doak Walker Award, the PwC SMU Athletic Forum announced Wednesday.



A native of San Augustine, Texas, Barnes is one of 75 FBS players, including one of three from the American Athletic Conference, named to the preseason list for the award presented annually to the nation’s top college running back.



The 2022 Conference USA Freshman of the Year played in 13 games and drew a pair of starts in the backfield last fall. A Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College Second Team selection, Barnes rushed for 845 yards and six touchdowns on 135 carries with 825 of his yards coming over the final eight contests. He topped the 100-yard mark on the ground in five contests and averaged 6.3 yards per rush during his breakout season that was capped with a 132-yard output against No. 23 Troy in the Cure Bowl.



The PwC SMU Athletic Forum Board of Directors will name 10 semifinalists in November, and three finalists, as voted on by the Doak Walker Award National Selection Committee, will be announced in November. The committee will cast a second vote in December to determine the recipient. The National Selection Committee consists of past recipients, former NFL All-Pro and college All-America running backs, media members and selected special representatives.



The recipient of the 2023 Doak Walker Award will be announced at The Home Depot College Football Awards live on ESPN on Dec. 7.



The award is named for SMU’s three-time All-America running back Doak Walker. It is the only major collegiate award that requires all candidates to be in good academic standing and on schedule to graduate within one year of other students of the same classification.



Under the direction of two-time conference coach of the year Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them capture their second straight Conference USA crown and play in a bowl game for the third year in a row. UTSA has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last two seasons and boasts a combined 23 wins over that span, the fourth-best total among all FBS teams behind only Georgia (29), Michigan (25) and Alabama (24).



UTSA has been picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Media Poll and will kick off its 13th season of play on Saturday, Sept. 2, against Houston. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at TDECU Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.



UTSA will face Texas State for the home opener at 2:30 p.m. the following Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners will host Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, UAB on Oct. 14, East Carolina on Oct. 28, Rice on Nov. 11 and South Florida at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.



Season and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting goUTSA.com/tickets.





2023 Doak Walker Award Candidates

Rasheen Ali (So), Marshall

Braelon Allen (Jr.), Wisconsin

Kaytron Allen (So.), Penn State

LeQuint Allen (So.), Syracuse

Emani Bailey (Jr.), TCU

Sieh Bangura (So.), Ohio

Jovantae Barnes (So.), Oklahoma

Kevorian Barnes (So.), UTSA

Trey Benson (Jr.), Florida State

Tahj Brooks (Sr.), Texas Tech

Antario Brown (Jr.), NIU

Jermaine Brown Jr. (Sr.), UAB

Noah Cain (Sr.), LSU

Marcus Carroll (Sr.), Georgia State

Blake Corum (Sr.), Michigan

Marquis Crosby (So.), Louisiana Tech

CJ Donaldson Jr. (So.), West Virginia

Donovan Edwards (Jr.), Michigan

Justice Ellison (Jr.), Wake Forest

Davion Ervin-Poindexter (Jr.), WKU

Audric Estime' (Jr.), Notre Dame

Samson Evans (Grad.), Eastern Michigan

Pat Garwo (Grad.), Boston College

Rodney Hammond Jr. (Jr.), Pitt

Deion Hankins (Jr.), UTEP

Rahjai Harris (Jr.), East Carolina

RJ Harvey (Sr.), UCF

Roman Hemby (So.), Maryland

TreVeyon Henderson (Jr.), Ohio State

Daniel Hishaw Jr. (So.), Kansas

George Holani (Sr.), Boise State

Bucky Irving (Jr.), Oregon

Kaleb Johnson (So.), Iowa

Kobe Johnson (Grad.), Colorado State

Austin Jones (Sr.), USC

Jawhar Jordan (Jr.), Louisville

Quinshon Judkins (So.), Ole Miss

Reggie Love III (Sr.), Illinois

Jaylin Lucas (So.), Indiana

Jo’Quavious Marks (Sr.), Mississippi State

Damien Martinez (So.), Oregon State

Tony Mathis Jr. (Jr.), Houston

Alton McCaskill (So.), Colorado

Josh McCray (So.), Illinois

Chez Mellusi (Grad.), Wisconsin

Devin Mockobee (So.), Purdue

Devin Neal (Jr.), Kansas

Nate Noel (Jr.), App State

Jaydn Ott (So.), Cal

Frank Peasant (Jr.), Middle Tennessee

Richard Reese (So.), Baylor

Aidan Robbins (Jr.), BYU

Kairee Robinson (Grad.), San Jose State

Raheim Sanders (Jr.), Arkansas

Trey Sanders (Jr.), TCU

Will Shipley (Jr.), Clemson

Nicholas Singleton (So.), Penn State

Cam Skattebo (Jr.), Arizona State

Jabari Small (Sr.), Tennessee

Dontae Smith (Sr.), Georgia Tech

E.J. Smith (Sr.), Stanford

Kavosiey Smoke (Grad), Colorado

Carson Steele (Jr.), UCLA

Bhayshul Tuten (Jr.), Virginia Tech

Kimani Vidal (Jr.), Troy

Treshaun Ward (Sr.), Kansas State

Dre'lyn Washington (So.), Louisiana

Nakia Watson (Sr.), Washington State

La'Damian Webb (Sr.), South Alabama

Noah Whittington (Jr.), Oregon

Michael Wiley (Sr.), Arizona

Sy'veon Wilkerson (So.), Colorado

Josh Williams (Grad.), LSU

Miyan Williams (Sr.), Ohio State

Jaylen Wright (Jr.), Tennessee




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PRESS RELEASE UTSA Football announces 2024 season opener versus Kennesaw State

SAN ANTONIO — UTSA announced on Tuesday that it will host Kennesaw State in the 2024 season opener on Aug. 31 at the Alamodome.



The Roadrunners and the Owls, currently an FCS Independent that will join Conference USA next year, will meet for the first time in the 2024 lid-lifter.



The matchup replaces the originally scheduled 2024 season opener against New Mexico State, which was part of a four-game series that was canceled in July as the Aggies have transitioned from an FBS Independent to a member of Conference USA. The game also completes next year’s non-conference slate, which includes back-to-back road contests against Texas State and Texas on Sept. 7 and Sept. 14, as well as a home game against Houston Christian on Sept. 21.



The Roadrunners also will host American Athletic Conference home contests against Memphis, North Texas, Temple and Tulane and travel to Navy, Rice, South Florida and Tulsa in 2024 for their second season in the league.



Under the direction of two-time conference coach of the year Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them capture their second straight Conference USA crown and play in a bowl game for the third year in a row. UTSA has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last two seasons and boasts a combined 23 wins over that span, the fourth-best total among all FBS teams behind only Georgia (29), Michigan (25) and Alabama (24).



UTSA has been picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Media Poll and will kick off its 13th season of play on Saturday, Sept. 2, against Houston. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at TDECU Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.



The Roadrunners will face Texas State for the home opener at 2:30 p.m. the following Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners also will host Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, UAB on Oct. 14, East Carolina on Oct. 28, Rice on Nov. 11 and South Florida at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.



Season and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting goUTSA.com/tickets.



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PRESS RELEASE UTSA's Frank Harris lands on Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List

FORT WORTH, Texas — UTSA senior quarterback Frank Harris has landed on the Davey O’Brien Award Preseason Watch List, the Davey O’Brien Foundation announced Tuesday.



A semifinalist for the award last season, Harris is one of 35 signal callers — including one of four from the American Athletic Conference — on this year’s list.



Harris, who also was tabbed for the Maxwell Award Watch List for the second straight season last week, owns more than 30 school records and a 31-11 record as the starting QB as he enters his final campaign with the Roadrunners. The 2022 Conference USA Most Valuable Player and first-team all-conference performer completed 328 of 471 passes (69.6%) for 4,063 yards and 32 TDs and a 160.7 passing efficiency, all school records to help lead UTSA to an 11-3 record and a second straight league crown last fall. A finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and a Davey O’Brien Award semifinalist a year ago, he logged seven 300-yard passing games, including a UTSA record 414 in the 45-30 win at Middle Tennessee, and he totaled 400-plus yards of offense three times, highlighted by a school record 423 in the same contest. Harris added 602 rushing yards — the program standard for a QB — and nine scores on the ground.



For his career, Harris has thrown for 9,356 yards and 74 touchdowns on 816-of-1210 passing to go with 1,822 rushing yards and 24 scores on 372 carries. The Schertz Clemens High School product owns UTSA’s total offense record with 11,178 yards, which ranks fifth among active FBS quarterbacks, and his 42 career starts are the fourth-best total.



The Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award is presented annually to the nation’s best college quarterback and is the oldest and most prestigious national quarterback award. The 47th Annual Davey O’Brien Awards Dinner honoring the winner will be held Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, at The Fort Worth Club.



The official Davey O’Brien Midseason Watch List will be released on Tuesday, Oct. 17, and will contain all active quarterbacks from the Preseason Watch List, all players honored as a weekly Great 8 recipient through the season’s first seven weeks and any additional quarterbacks approved by the selection subcommittee.



The Midseason Watch List will then be pared down to the 35-player Davey O’Brien QB Class of 2023 on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Fan voting on social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) will again play a role in the semifinalist, finalist and winner voting totals when combined with the national selection committee’s ballots. Voting will begin on Oct. 24.



The list of semifinalists selected from the QB Class will be named on Tuesday, Nov. 7. The Foundation will announce the three finalists two weeks later (Tuesday, Nov. 21). The 2023 Davey O’Brien Award winner will be unveiled live on ESPN on Thursday, Dec. 7, during The Home Depot College Football Awards.



Under the direction of two-time conference coach of the year Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them capture their second straight Conference USA crown and play in a bowl game for the third year in a row. UTSA has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last two seasons and boasts a combined 23 wins over that span, the fourth-best total among all FBS teams behind only Georgia (29), Michigan (25) and Alabama (24).



UTSA has been picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Media Poll and will kick off its 13th season of play on Saturday, Sept. 2, against Houston. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at TDECU Stadium and the game will be televised nationally on FS1.



UTSA will face Texas State for the home opener at 2:30 p.m. the following Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners will host Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, UAB on Oct. 14, East Carolina on Oct. 28, Rice on Nov. 11 and South Florida at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.



Season and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting goUTSA.com/tickets.



2023 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Preseason Watch List

Carter Bradley, South Alabama, Sr., 6-3, 216, Jacksonville, Fla.

Chevan Cordeiro, San Jose State, Sr., 6-1, 196, Honolulu, Hawai’i

Jalon Daniels, Kansas, Jr., 6-0, 215, Lawndale, Calif.

Jayden Daniels, LSU, Sr., 6-4, 210, San Bernardino, Calif.

Quinn Ewers, Texas, So., 6-2, 195, Southlake, Texas

Dequan Finn, Toledo, Jr., 6-2, 205, Detroit, Mich.

Dillon Gabriel, Oklahoma, Sr., 5-11, 204, Mililani, Hawai’i

Taylen Green, Boise State, So., 6-6, 223, Lewisville, Texas

Frank Harris, UTSA, Sr., 6-0, 205, Schertz, Texas

Sam Hartman, Notre Dame, Sr., 6-1, 212, Charlotte, N.C.

Seth Henigan, Memphis, Jr., 6-3, 210, Denton, Texas

Will Howard, Kansas State, Sr., 6-5, 242, Downingtown, Pa.

KJ Jefferson, Arkansas, Sr., 6-3, 247, Sardis, Miss.

Cade Klubnik, Clemson, So., 6-2, 195, Austin, Texas

Devin Leary, Kentucky, Sr., 6-1, 217, Sicklerville, N.J.

Riley Leonard, Duke, Jr., 6-4, 212, Fairhope, Ala.

Drake Maye, North Carolina, So., 6-4, 230, Huntersville, N.C.

Grayson McCall, Coastal Carolina, Sr., 6-3, 220, Indian Trail, N.C.

J.J. McCarthy, Michigan, Jr., 6-3, 202, La Grange Park, Ill.

Joe Milton III, Tennessee, Sr., 6-5, 235, Pahokee, Fla.

Tanner Mordecai, Wisconsin, Sr., 6-2, 218, Waco, Texas

Bo Nix, Oregon, Sr., 6-3, 214, Pinson, Ala.

Michael Penix Jr., Sr., Washington, 6-3, 213, Tampa, Fla.

John Rhys Plumlee, UCF, Sr., 6-0, 200, Hattiesburg, Miss.

Michael Pratt, Tulane, Jr., 6-3, 220, Boca Raton, Fla.

Austin Reed, Western Kentucky, Jr., 6-2, 230, St. Augustine Beach, Fla.

Cameron Rising, Utah, Sr., 6-2, 220, Ventura, Calif.

Will Rogers, Mississippi State, Jr., 6-2, 210, Brandon, Miss.

Kurtis Rourke, Ohio, Sr., 6-5, 231, Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Garrett Shrader, Syracuse, Sr., 6-4, 225, Charlotte, N.C.

Jeff Sims, Nebraska, Jr., 6-4, 220, Jacksonville, Fla.

Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland, Sr., 5-11, 208, Ewa Beach, Hawai’i

Jordan Travis, Florida State, Sr., 6-1, 212, West Palm Beach, Fla.

E.J. Warner, Temple, So., 6-0, 190, Phoenix, Ariz.

Caleb Williams, USC, Jr., 6-1, 220, Washington, D.C.



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PRESS RELEASE UTSA's De'Corian Clark named to Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List


Biletnikoff Award Watch List — https://biletnikoffaward.com/2023-watch-list/



TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — UTSA senior wide receiver De’Corian Clark has been named to the Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club (TQC) Foundation announced Monday.



Clark is one of 47 players, and the only one from the American Athletic Conference (AAC), chosen for the preseason list for the award that annually recognizes the college football season's outstanding FBS receiver. Any player, regardless of position (wide receiver, tight end, slot back, and running back) who catches a pass is eligible for the award. As such, the Biletnikoff Award recognizes college football's outstanding receiver, not merely college football's outstanding wide receiver.



A second-team all-conference performer in 2022, Clark hauled in 51 passes for 741 yards and eight touchdowns despite missing the last five games due to an injury. The Fort Worth O.D. Wyatt High School product averaged 82.3 receiving yards per game and 14.5 yards per catch last fall.



Clark, who also is on the Wuerffel Trophy Watch List and an Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee, set the program record for single-game receiving yards with 217 and matched his own single-game touchdown standard with three in the 52-24 win over Texas Southern last September. He hauled in eight passes for 139 yards in the 45-30 road triumph over Middle Tennessee, made seven grabs for 90 yards — including the game-winning touchdown — in the 41-38 overtime victory at Army and also had the game-winning TD on a 10-yard catch in the corner of the end zone to cap off a six-reception, 54-yard day in the 31-27 regular season win against North Texas. He will enter the 2023 campaign with 112 receptions for 1,559 yards and 16 touchdowns for his career.



Receivers are frequently added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List as their season performances dictate. Actual, not potential, performance is the basis for inclusion. The Biletnikoff Award candidate eligibility and voting criteria, transparently explicit and detailed, are available for review at BiletnikoffAward.com/criteria.



The semifinalists, finalists, and award recipient are selected by the highly distinguished Biletnikoff Award National Selection Committee, a group of 650 prominent college football journalists, commentators, announcers, Biletnikoff Award winners, and other former receivers. Foundation trustees do not vote and have never voted. For a list of voters, please see BiletnikoffAward.com/voters.



The committee will select semifinalists that will be announced on Nov. 20. Finalists will be determined by Nov. 28 and the winner will be announced live on ESPN during the The Home Depot College Football Awards Show on Dec. 7. The Biletnikoff Award Banquet & Celebration will honor the Biletnikoff Award winner on March 9, 2024, in Tallahassee.



Under the direction of two-time conference coach of the year Jeff Traylor, the Roadrunners are coming off an 11-3 campaign that saw them capture their second straight Conference USA crown and play in a bowl game for the third year in a row. UTSA has been ranked in the top 25 in each of the last two seasons and boasts a combined 23 wins over that span, the fourth-best total among all FBS teams behind only Georgia (29), Michigan (25) and Alabama (24).



The Roadrunners have been picked to finish second in the AAC Preseason Media Poll and will kick off their 13th season of play on Saturday, Sept. 2, when they travel to Houston to face the Cougars at 6 p.m. at TDECU Stadium.



UTSA will face Texas State for the home opener at 2:30 p.m. the following Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners will host Army at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15, UAB on Oct. 14, East Carolina on Oct. 28, Rice on Nov. 11 and South Florida at 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 17.



Season and single-game tickets are on sale now by calling 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting goUTSA.com/tickets.



2023 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List

Alex Adams, Akron

Elijhah Badger, Arizona State

Brock Bowers, Georgia

Jerand Bradley, Texas Tech

Jalon Calhoun, Duke

Dante Cephas, Penn State

De'Corian Clark, UTSA

Keon Coleman, Florida State

Malachi Corley, WKU

Jacob Cowing, Arizona

Corey Crooms Jr., Minnesota

Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State

Zakhari Franklin, Ole Miss

Troy Franklin, Oregon

Oronde Gadsden II, Syracuse

Corey Gammage, UCF

Tre Harris, Ole Miss

Marvin Harrison Jr., Ohio State

Khaleb Hood, Georgia Southern

Tory Horton, Colorado State

Tyrone Howell, ULM

Jeremiah Hunter, California

Ali Jennings III, Virginia Tech

Tez Johnson, Oregon

Caullin Lacy, South Alabama

Jaylin Lane, Virginia Tech

Dominic Lovett, Georgia

Ladd McConkey, Georgia

Jalen McMillan, Washington

Malik Nabers, LSU

Jerjuan Newton, Toledo

Rome Odunze, Washington

Ryan O'Keefe, Boston College

Sam Pinckney, Coastal Carolina

Brennan Presley, Oklahoma State

Bradley Rozner, NC State

Will Sheppard, Vanderbilt

Dorian Singer, USC

Tyrin Smith, UTEP

Elijah Spencer, Minnesota

J.Michael Sturdivant, UCLA

Jamari Thrash, Louisville

Devin Voisin, South Alabama

Devontez Walker, North Carolina

Tahj Washington, USC

Antwane Wells Jr., South Carolina

Sam Wiglusz, Ohio



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