UTSA, Middle Tennessee to face off in Friday night C-USA openerUTSA, Middle Tennessee to face off in Friday night C-USA opener
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UTSA, Middle Tennessee to face off in Friday night C-USA opener

UTSA Roadrunners (2-0, 0-0)  vs. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (0-2, 0-0) 
7 p.m.  |  Friday, Sept. 25 
Alamodome  |  San Antonio, Texas 
TV: CBS Sports Network 
Radio: Ticket 760 AM 
 
Opening drive 
• UTSA is seeking its first 3-0 start since 2017 and just the second in its 10-year history. 
• Jeff Traylor can become the first coach in school history to begin his career with three straight wins. 
• The Roadrunners are receiving two votes in this week's AP Top 25 Poll, a program first. 
• UTSA and Middle Tennessee will meet for the third time and the first since 2016. 
• The all-time series is tied at 1-1 with each team winning on the road. 
• Junior QB Frank Harris leads the FBS in total touchdowns (5) and rushing TDs (5). 
• Sophomore RB Sincere McCormick is the national leader in rushing yards (295). 
• Senior DL Jaylon Haynes ranks fifth in the FBS in tackles for loss (5) and 10th in sacks (3). 
• Senior PK Hunter Duplessis has made 13 consecutive field goals, tied for the longest active streak in FBS. 
• Saturday's game will air on CBS Sports Network, marking the 87th straight UTSA game to be broadcast and the third straight selected for national TV. 

Setting the scene 
Off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2017 and receiving votes in a national poll for the first time in program history, UTSA will host Middle Tennessee in a Friday night matchup at the Alamodome. Kickoff for the Conference USA opener for both teams is set for 7 p.m. and the game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network. The Roadrunners and Blue Raiders (0-2) will meet for the third time and the first since a 45-25 Roadrunners victory in 2016. The series is tied at 1-1 with the road team victorious in each previous meeting. UTSA is seeking its first 3-0 start since 2017 and the second in its 10-year history, while Jeff Traylor can become the first UTSA coach to begin his career with three straight wins. 
 
Tuning in 
Saturday's game will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network, which also is available through CBSSports.com and the CBS Sports App with select providers. Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Amanda Balionis (reporter) have the call. The contest will air live on Ticket 760 AM in the San Antonio area. Andy Everett (play-by-play), Jay Riley (analyst) and Pat Evans (reporter) will call all the action. The pregame show will begin at 5 p.m. and there will be a 45-minute postgame show. The radio broadcast also can be heard online at goUTSA.com and Ticket760.com and via the free iHeartRadio app or TuneIn
 
UTSA fan safety plan in place for 2020 home slate 
UTSA has implemented a comprehensive fan attendance safety plan for all six home games at the Alamodome due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan, which will allow attendance at a reduced capacity of 17% and with physical distancing measures, follows all state and local health directives and focuses on risk mitigation strategies that promote the safety of student-athletes, fans and staff. For more information, please visit goUTSA.com/fanguidelines.  
 
Roadrunners receive national poll votes for first time 
UTSA made history on Sunday after receiving votes in this week's Associated Press Top 25 Poll. Now in their 10th season of football and ninth as a member of an FBS conference, the Roadrunners received two votes and are one of 15 teams in that category in the latest poll. This marks the first time UTSA has collected a vote for either of the weekly top 25 polls. The Roadrunners are one of three Conference USA teams in this week's poll, joining No. 25 Marshall and UAB, which received five votes.  
 
Taking schedule changes in stride 
The 2020 college football season has been anything but normal and, like many other teams, UTSA has felt the effects of schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Roadrunners originally were scheduled to open the campaign on Sept. 5 against defending national champion LSU in Baton Rouge, but SEC-wide schedule changes eliminated that game from the fall lineup. UTSA also was due to host Grambling on Sept. 19, but the Southwestern Athletic Conference postponed its football season to the spring, forcing the Roadrunners to replace that nonconference clash with Stephen F. Austin. UTSA also lost a Conference USA home game when Old Dominion opted out of the 2020 football season. The Roadrunners filled that open Oct. 17 home date with Army West Point and also added a road date with BYU set for Oct. 10 to get back to 12 regular season games. Last Saturday, Memphis announced it would be unable to travel to San Antonio for this Friday's matchup with the Roadrunners, but UTSA was able to quickly replace the Tigers with Middle Tennessee in what now will be both teams' conference opener. 
 
TV birds 
Eleven of UTSA's 12 regular season games this fall have been selected for broadcast and network information for the Oct. 10 road date at BYU is expected to be announced later this season. The Roadrunners, who have seen their last 86 outings appear over the airwaves, likely will make it 96 straight televised/streamed appearances by the end of the regular season. In fact, the last UTSA game that was not broadcast was the 2012 season finale against Texas State. Friday night's matchup with Middle Tennessee is slated for CBS Sports Network, marking the third straight week the Roadrunners will appear on national TV. 
 
Friday night lights 
Friday nights in the state of Texas are known for high school football. While college football typically is played on Saturdays, UTSA is no stranger to having a game moved to a weeknight for television. In 2014, the Roadrunners opened the year with a 27-7 victory over Houston on a Friday night broadcast on ESPNU. UTSA also played a pair of Thursday night contests that fall, including a 12-10 win against Southern Miss on a Thursday night CBS Sports Network telecast. UTSA played its 2015 season lid-lifter on a Thursday at Arizona, and then hosted Arizona State in a Friday night showdown on ESPN2 at the Alamodome in 2016, which is the last time the Roadrunners played a non-Saturday game. In 2012, UTSA was scheduled to open the year on a Thursday versus South Alabama, but that game was postponed to Saturday, Sept. 1, due to Hurricane Isaac. UTSA is 2-3 in regular season games that were not held on a Saturday. 
 
UTSA in conference openers 
The Roadrunners are 4-4 all-time in conference openers, including a 3-4 mark since joining Conference USA in 2013. UTSA has opened league play at home twice previously, beating UTEP, 30-21, in 2018 and dropping a 31-29 decision to Southern Miss in 2017. 
 
2020 marks 10th season of UTSA football 
UTSA is celebrating its 10th season of football in 2020. The Roadrunners started their football program from scratch and, following a practice season in 2010, played their first season as an FCS Independent in 2011 before joining the Western Athletic Conference for the 2012 campaign. UTSA moved into its current league home — Conference USA — in 2013 and became a full-fledged FBS member starting with the 2014 season. The Roadrunners set NCAA modern startup program records in 2011 by drawing 56,743 fans to their inaugural game against Northeastern State and by averaging 35,521 fans for their six home contests that season. UTSA made its first postseason appearance at the 2016 New Mexico Bowl in its sixth season of play and registered its first win against a team from a Power 5 conference the following season with a 17-10 victory over Baylor. 
 
Game 109 
Now in their 10th season of play, the Roadrunners will play their 109th game in program history and 55th home contest on Saturday. The Roadrunners are 47-61 all-time and 27-27 at the Alamodome.   
 
Traylor era off to successful start 
The Jeff Traylor era is off to a successful start, as UTSA has won its first two games for the first time since 2017. The Roadrunners pulled out a thrilling 51-48 double-overtime victory over Texas State in Traylor's debut on Sept. 12 and then defeated his alma mater, Stephen F. Austin, 24-10 in the home opener last Saturday. Traylor has a chance to become the first UTSA coach to win his first three games with a victory on Friday night, which also would give the Roadrunners their third 3-0 start and the first in four seasons (UTSA opened 2012 with five wins). Traylor boasts 30 years of coaching experience, including a highly successful 15-year career as head coach at Gilmer High School, where he led his hometown Buckeyes to three state championships and two state runner-up finishes and posted a 175-26 (.871) record. Named the third head coach in UTSA history on Dec. 10, 2019, Traylor previously was the associate head coach and running backs coach at Arkansas (2018-19) and SMU (2017) after two seasons at Texas serving as associate head coach for the offense and receivers coach in 2016 and special teams coordinator and tight ends coach in 2015. 
 
Scouting Middle Tennessee 
The Blue Raiders fell to 0-2 on the year with a 47-14 home setback at the hands of Troy last Saturday. Middle Tennessee opened the campaign with a 42-0 loss at Army. Asher O'Hara has completed 25 of 37 passes for 155 yards and also rushed for 63 yards to pace the offense. His favorite receiver has been Jarrin Pierce, who has 15 catches for 114 yards. Reed Blankenship leads the defense with 15 tackles. Head coach Rick Stockstill is in his 15th year at the helm. 
 
Nix has family ties to Blue Raiders 
UTSA defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix has family ties to Middle Tennessee. The first-year Roadrunners staffer will be coaching against his son, Ty Nix, who is a senior defensive lineman for the Blue Raiders with four tackles this season. A coaching veteran with more than 25 years of experience, Nix has been a defensive coordinator at five different schools. Those stops include Middle Tennessee, where he was DC in 2015-16 after a three-year stint as co-defensive coordinator in 2012-14. 
 
Series history 
UTSA and Middle Tennessee will meet for the third time on Friday night. The series is tied at 1-1 with the road team winning each previous meeting. The Roadrunners scored a 45-25 victory in the last matchup on Nov. 5, 2016, in Murfreesboro, while the Blue Raiders won the inaugural meeting, 42-7, on Nov. 28, 2015, in San Antonio. 
 
Last time out 
Frank Harris threw for 269 yards and ran for 104 more to help lead UTSA to a 24-10 victory over Stephen F. Austin last Saturday at the Alamodome. The junior quarterback completed 23 of 36 passes and a touchdown and also rushed for a pair of TDs while registering his second career 100-yard day on the ground, becoming the first QB in program history to top the century mark twice. Sincere McCormick nearly notched his second straight 100-yard rushing game, as the sophomore from Converse Judson had 98 on 19 carries to go along with four receptions for 47 yards. Meanwhile, Joshua Cephus had a career-best eight receptions for 89 yards and his second touchdown of his sophomore campaign and Sheldon Jones added four catches for 54 yards as the Roadrunners rang up 498 yards of total offense. Rashad Wisdom paced the defense with nine tackles, while Trevor Harmanson recorded seven stops, including 1.5 behind the line of scrimmage. Jaylon Haynes posted six tackles, including three TFL and a pair of sacks, as UTSA tallied 10 total stops in the backfield. The Roadrunners held SFA to 59 yards rushing and 2.1 yards per carry. 
  
Roadrunners up for national awards 
Five Roadrunners have been named to or nominated for national award watch lists. Lucas Dean was added to the watch list for the Ray Guy Award for the nation's top punter, while Hunter Duplessis is UTSA's nominee for the William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership. Sincere McCormick appears on the watch list for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, which is given to the top offensive player in college football with ties to the state of Texas. Solomon Wise is one of 114 players on the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy, known as "College Football's Premier Award for Community Service." Following a stellar season debut in the Texas State win, Frank Harris was added to the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Midseason Watch List. 
 
C-USA weekly awards roll in for Roadrunners 
UTSA's 2-0 start to the season has helped lead to several accolades from the league office. Frank Harris collected the program's second straight Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week award after accounting for 373 yards and three touchdowns in the win over Stephen F. Austin. Last week, Hunter Duplessis received the C-USA special teams weekly award after making all three field-goal attempts, including the game winner from 29 yards, while Sincere McCormick was tabbed C-USA Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for a program-record 197 yards and a TD on 29 carries.  
 
Balanced offense opening eyes 
UTSA's offense has opened eyes through the first two contests with back-to-back near-500-yard outputs. Under the direction of offensive coordinator Barry Lunney Jr., the Roadrunners are averaging 498.5 yards per game to rank third in Conference USA and 13th nationally. The offense has used a balanced attack to find success. Led by junior quarterback Frank Harris, the Roadrunners are averaging a league-best 279.5 yards per game on the ground and 219.0 yards through the air. UTSA tallied 499 yards of offense in the season opener versus Texas State and followed that with a 498-yard effort against Stephen F. Austin, marking the second-most yards gained in a two-game span in program history. 
 
Third-down success 
The UTSA offense has found success converting on third down so far this season. The Roadrunners have reached the line to gain on 20 of 36 third-down plays through the first two contests, and that .556 conversion percentage ranks 11th nationally. UTSA converted 13 of 19 third downs in the 24-10 win over Stephen F. Austin last Saturday after opening the season with a 7-for-17 effort in the double-overtime triumph over Texas State. 
 
Bouncing back 
For the second straight season, UTSA quarterback Frank Harris has enjoyed a memorable debut after bouncing back from injury. The junior from Schertz Clemens High School ran for a school record-tying three touchdowns and threw for another to help lead the Roadrunners to a 51-48 double-overtime triumph over Texas State. Harris completed 23 of 31 passes for 169 yards and carried 11 times for 51 yards and three scores in a turnover-free afternoon to guide the offense to 499 yards, the most since the 2017 win against Texas State. A member of the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Midseason Watch List, Harris accounted for 373 yards and three TDs in the 24-10 win against Stephen F. Austin last Saturday. He became the first UTSA signal caller to register two career 100-yard rushing games with 104 yards and two scores on 17 attempts and he completed 23 of 36 passes for a career-best 269 yards and a TD. Harris, who collected Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday, certainly has displayed the toughness that warrants the No. 0 jersey he earned after a vote by his teammates. The lefthander has battled back from two knee injuries, including one that knocked him out for the 2018 season, and a shoulder injury that ended his 2019 campaign.  
 
QB room loaded with starting experience 
UTSA's quarterbacks room entered the season as one of the most experienced groups of signal callers in the nation. Josh Adkins (20), Frank Harris (4), Lowell Narcisse (7) and Jordan Weeks (4) boasted a combined 35 starts at the FBS level, making UTSA one of just five teams with four QBs who own FBS starts. The others are Arkansas, Northwestern, Old Dominion and Tennessee. In fact, the Roadrunners are the only FBS squad with four quarterbacks who have started at least four games at this level. 
 
Sincere success 
After enjoying one of the best debut campaigns in program history last fall, UTSA running back Sincere McCormick made the most of his sophomore season opener. The 2019 Conference USA Freshman of the Year eclipsed his own school record with 197 rushing yards and a touchdown on 29 carries — also a UTSA record — to help the Roadrunners outlast Texas State in double overtime. McCormick ripped off a pair of career-long 58-yard runs and helped UTSA tally 330 yards on the ground for the third-best total in program annals, earning C-USA Offensive Player of the Week accolades for his performance. The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award watch list member followed that by nearly notching his fifth career 100-yard game with 98 in the 24-10 win over Stephen F. Austin last Saturday. A Freshman All-American a season ago, McCormick leads the nation in rushing yards with 295 and the Converse Judson product tops the conference and stands second among FBS players with 175.0 all-purpose yards per game. He also is averaging 6.15 yards per carry, good for second in C-USA and 19th in the country. 
 
Sure-handed Cephus emerges at receiver 
UTSA sophomore Joshua Cephus has emerged as one of the team's top receiving targets through the opening two games. The Spring, Texas, native created waves with his highlight-reel touchdown catch in overtime of the 51-48 win over Texas State on Sept. 12. With a defender draped all over him — defensive pass interference was called — the 6-3 wide receiver made a diving, one-handed grab in the end zone, a catch that earned the No. 1 spot on ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays of the Day. Cephus finished with six receptions for 44 yards in the season opener and followed that with a career day in the 24-10 win over Stephen F. Austin, hauling in eight passes for 89 yards and his second TD of the season on a 4-yard pass in the final minutes of the first half. He leads the Roadrunners in receptions (14), yards (133) and receiving TDs (2). 
 
Familiar faces return on offensive line 
UTSA welcomes back several familiar faces on the offensive line, including a trio of returning starters in Spencer Burford, Kevin Davis and Ahofitu Maka. Burford has 24 games and 23 starts under his belt and the junior from San Antonio Wagner High School earned honorable mention all-conference accolades last season after being named to the 2018 Conference USA All-Freshman Team. Following a redshirt year in 2017, Davis, who hails from Angleton, Texas, stepped into the starting center role in all 12 contests two seasons ago before making the move to guard as a sophomore when he started all 10 games in which he was available. Maka had an immediate impact on the line in his first season with the Roadrunners. UTSA's first player from the state of Hawai'i, he has started the last 14 contests at center. The most experienced returning offensive lineman on the roster is Dominic Pastucci, who has 34 games under his belt. A versatile senior from Pflugerville Hendrickson High School who can play guard or tackle, he has earned nine starts during his career and a reputation as one of the team's strongest performers in the weight room. 
 
Creating havoc 
The UTSA defense has a new look in 2020 with the arrival of defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix's 3-4 front. The new alignment has resulted in havoc for opposing backfields, as the Roadrunners lead Conference USA and rank second in the country with 12.0 tackles for loss per game. Additionally, UTSA's 4.0 sacks per contest are good for tops in the league and ninth nationally. In the season-opening win over Texas State, the Roadrunners recorded 14 tackles for loss, breaking the school record of 12 set in the 2019 season finale at Louisiana Tech. UTSA hit the double-digit mark once again with 10 in the 24-10 win against Stephen F. Austin last Saturday. 
 
Senior stalwart paces defensive front 
In its short history, UTSA has made a name for itself by producing defensive linemen who have moved on to the professional ranks. Headlining that list is 2018 NFL first round draft pick Marcus Davenport, the 2017 Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and a current member of the New Orleans Saints. Jaylon Haynes could be the next Roadrunner to join the likes of Davenport, Eric Banks, Ashaad Mabry, Jason Neill, Brian Price, Kevin Strong Jr. The senior from Wharton, Texas, enjoyed a breakout 2019 season that saw him lead all defensive linemen with 40 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and six quarterback hurries en route to honorable mention all-conference accolades. The 2017 C-USA All-Freshman Team selection has continued to be a force in the middle through the first two games this season with five tackles for loss and three sacks, figures that lead the league and rank second and ninth, respectively, in the FBS. Haynes has recorded 20.5 career TFL, good for a tie for fifth place on UTSA's all-time list. 
 
Not your typical corner 
Tariq Woolen did not take the traditional path to starting cornerback for the Roadrunners. The junior from Fort Worth began his UTSA career as a wide receiver and caught 24 passes for 263 yards and a touchdown over the past two seasons after taking a redshirt in 2017. Approached by coaches with a position change late in the 2019 campaign, he jumped at the opportunity to see more playing time in the secondary. He saw significant playing time at cornerback in the season finale against Louisiana Tech and recorded a pair of tackles. Listed at six feet, five inches, Woolen is taller than the typical corner, but his quickness, agility and toughness impressed the coaching staff during fall camp enough to earn the starting nod for the 2020 opener. He made the most of his first start at the position, posting five tackles — all solo — including a sack for a 10-yard loss to go along with one quarterback hurry in the double-overtime victory at Texas State. Woolen followed that outing with five tackles and a career-best four pass breakups in the 24-10 win against Stephen F. Austin. He leads Conference USA and stands seventh in the nation in passes defended (2.0/game). 
 
Wisdom in the secondary 
Despite being on the UTSA campus for less than two years, sophomore safety Rashad Wisdom has emerged as one of the team's leaders. The Converse Judson High School product enrolled in January 2019 and immediately had an impact on the program on and off the field. He earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors after racking up 44 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, a pair of sacks and an interception that he returned 34 yards for a touchdown in his debut campaign. He provided quite the encore in his 2020 debut, recording a team-high 10 tackles, including 1.5 TFL, and returning an interception 81 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Wisdom's family captured the hearts of the UTSA football program and the San Antonio community over the past year by sharing the story of Rashad's younger brother, Bryce, who was diagnosed with cancer in 2019 and passed away at the age of 17 in July of this year. UTSA will wear a "Bryce Strong" helmet sticker this season in his honor. 
 
Duplessis looking to keep streak alive 
UTSA place-kicker Hunter Duplessis enters the Friday night matchup against Middle Tennessee with a stretch of 13 consecutive field goals made, tied for the longest active streak in FBS. He made all three of his attempts in the season opener, including the game-winning 29-yarder at the end of the second overtime, to help lift UTSA to a 51-48 triumph over Texas State on Sept. 12 and earn Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week accolades. Duplessis drilled his only field-goal attempt in the win against Stephen F. Austin in his last outing and all three extra-point attempts to extend that streak to 34. After missing his first two field-goal attempts as a junior, he reeled off nine straight to finish the year. Duplessis — UTSA's nominee for the William V. Campbell Trophy — has not missed a kick since Sept. 21, 2019. 
 
Punter from Down Under 
In its short history, UTSA has developed consistent success in the punting game with the likes of Kristian Stern and Yannis Routsas, a 2017 Ray Guy Award semifinalist. Sophomore punter Lucas Dean has emerged as the next in that lineage of punters. A product of Prokick Australia and the first Roadrunner from Down Under, Dean has used an Australian Rules Football background to help provide UTSA with a weapon in the kicking game since his arrival on campus in 2019. As a true freshman, he averaged 40.8 yards on 65 punts and booted 12 of 50-plus yards. He also pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 16 times and induced 28 fair catches. Through two games this season, Dean has registered a 45.8 average, good for third nationally, and has boomed three kicks of 50-or-more yards, including a career-long 57-yarder in the season-opening win against Texas State. Of his 12 total punts, three have been inside the 20 and three have resulted in fair catches. 
 
Brotherly duos 
UTSA has two sets of brothers on the 2020 roster in junior offensive lineman Kevin Davis and freshman wide receiver Isaiah Davis, along with junior safety Dadrian Taylor and freshman safety Donyai Taylor. That makes the Roadrunners one of 27 FBS teams with at least two brotherly duos.  
 
UTSA roster breakdown 
UTSA's 116-man roster features 21 seniors, 27 juniors, 30 sophomores and 38 redshirt or true freshmen. The roster lists 87 players — 75% — who hail from the state of Texas, while the next-closest state is Louisiana with eight. There are five players from both California and Mississippi, while three call Florida home and a pair are from Georgia. UTSA has one player each from Hawai'i, Maryland, Michigan and Tennessee, while freshman punter Lucas Dean is the first Roadrunner from Australia. 
 
Representing the 210 
UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor and his staff have placed an emphasis on recruiting the 210 area code, which covers the city of San Antonio and surrounding areas. The current roster already includes a lengthy list of 25 local players: 
 
Name (High School) 
Josh Adkins (Smithson Valley) 
Jabari Aiken (Johnson) 
Rudy Aleman Jr. (Warren) 
Brenden Brady (Steele) 
Spencer Burford (Wagner) 
Oscar Cardenas (Brandeis) 
JayVeon Cardwell (Steele) 
Cade Collenback (O'Connor) 
Hunter Duplessis (Cole) 
KJ Elder (Warren) 
Shaquan Flagg (Brennan) 
Frank Harris (Clemens) 
Jaden Jones (East Central) 
Magnus Kirby (Sam Houston) 
Brandon Matterson (Brandeis) 
Sincere McCormick (Judson) 
Matthew Ojeda (Int'l School of the Americas) 
Jaren Randle (Johnson) 
Justin Rodriguez (Johnson) 
Daniel Santallana (East Central) 
Jordan Smith (Brennan) 
Xavier Spencer (Judson) 
Wiliam Turner (Randolph) 
Julon Williams (Judson) 
Rashad Wisdom (Judson) 
 
UTSA Triangle of Toughness 
UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor has installed many new ideas since his hiring, including his Culture Pillars: Integrity, Passion, Mental & Physical Toughness, Selfless and Perfect Effort. As part of that new culture, the players voted after fall camp on who would earn single-digit jersey numbers, a reward for representing mental and physical toughness on and off the field. Nos. 0-9 were unveiled in a series of tweets and the numbers 2, 1 and 0 were chosen for the players voted to represent the 210 Brand, the UTSA Triangle of Toughness. Below are the single-digit jersey numbers as voted by their teammates: 
 
0 – Frank Harris, Rashad Wisdom 
1 — Jaylon Haynes 
2 — Sheldon Jones 
3 — Sincere McCormick 
4 — Antonio Parks, Leroy Watson 
5 — Brenden Brady 
6 — Brennon Dingle 
7 — Dadrian Taylor 
8 — Solomon Wise 
9 — Clarence Hicks 
 
Trevor Harmanson also was voted into the single-digit group but elected to stay in No 15, while offensive linemen Spencer Burford, Ahofitu Maka and Dominic Pastucci also received the necessary votes but cannot change to a single-digit number due to their position. 
 
Leadership Council elected 
UTSA has elected a Leadership Council made up of representatives from each position group. 
QB — Frank Harris 
RB — Brenden Brady 
WR — Sheldon Jones 
TE — Leroy Watson 
OL — Dominic Pastucci 
DL — Jaylon Haynes 
LB — DeQuarius Henry, Tyler Mahnke 
DB — Rashad Wisdom 
ST — Hunter Duplessis, Myles Benning 
 
Up next 
UTSA will hit the road to face UAB on Saturday, Oct. 3, in Birmingham, Ala. Kickoff is slated for 11:30 a.m. at Legion Field and the game will air on Stadium and on Ticket 760 AM in the San Antonio area. 
 
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