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Welcome to the spotlight, UTSA Roadrunners
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Welcome to the spotlight, UTSA Roadrunners

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — This past Saturday, the UTSA Roadrunners continued to make their own history as they are now 8-0 for the first time in the program’s tenure. The Roadrunners did this by once again dominating on both sides of the ball. The 45-16 win over Louisiana Tech marks the 3rd straight week that the Roadrunners have scored at least 45 points.

The Roadrunners continue to remain in the top 25 poll again this week, moving up one spot to No. 23. This is the first time in program history that UTSA has been in the top 25 poll for two straight weeks, and they are loving every minute of it.

Running back Sincere McCormick was given a lot of responsibility this past week with 23 carries. With those attempts, McCormick went for 113 yards and three touchdowns. This marked the 6th time McCormick has hit the 100 yard mark this season, and the three touchdowns tied a season high which he had previously set against Memphis. After the game, McCormick talked about the team being in the spotlight.

“More for the program you know?” he said. “This is the first time in history being on SportsCenter, you know we love it, and we respect it. You know it’s something we earned, but we can’t let that define us. We got to continue to show what this university is about. All the players and the stuff they work hard for just to let it be shown nationally.”

UTSA head coach, Jeff Taylor, also spoke after the game on the city of San Antonio and what this football team means to the fans.

“I’m just so happy for them (the fans), that’s what makes this game so special,” he said. “And that’s why, I don’t want to get happy too much because I’m so fearful if I look up and enjoy anything, it’s all going to go away right? So I just keep my head down, keep grinding, trust the process, believe in our culture, because I know how happy it makes people.”

UTSA quarterback, Frank Harris, spoke following the game about his team being in this new spotlight.

“That’s just stuff, something you can’t really be worried about,” he said. “It’s a great feeling to be ranked, but that’s out of our control and we got a game to play. That’s something we just got to keep our focus on, and I think we did a great job of doing that.”

This unchartered water of national press and being on SportsCenter seems to be something that the Roadrunners are handling exceptionally well. Their unity and attitude of “doing it for the city and the fans” makes them a team that people want to root for.

The Roadrunners have a bye week this coming week, followed by a massive game against UTEP which will determine first place in Conference USA’s West division. With only four more regular season games remaining, the Roadrunners will have to make sure they do not look too far ahead, but the possibility of an undefeated regular season is starting to peek over the horizon.

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