De’Corian Clark , wide receiver for the University of Texas at San Antonio, holds up three fingers – representing his three touchdown receptions – during Saturday's game against Texas Southern at the Alamodome. UTSA's Roadrunners defeated Texas Southern's Tigers 52-24.The University of Texas at San Antonio closed out the nonconference portion of its football schedule Saturday afternoon with a 52-24 win over Texas Southern University before a crowd of 22,562 in the Alamodome.
UTSA wide receiver Chris Carpenter celebrates with fans after a kick return touchdown during Saturday’s NCAA college football game against Texas Southern at the Alamodome.Even with all that history made, the Roadrunners after the game felt like they had room to improve.Success! You're on the list. Among the aspects UTSA will need to improve as it heads into conference play will be the running game. The Roadrunners managed only 112 yards rushing and a Harris touchdown on the ground against the Texas Southern Tigers’ defense.
“He’s a great player. Whenever you have a great quarterback, your team always has a chance,” UTSA safety Kelechi Nwachuku said. “He was a lot to stop. He’s so dangerous with his legs. A true dual-threat quarterback. But much respect to him.” UTSA went up 21-7 later in the second quarter when Harris connected with Clark for the first of two touchdowns they would score together. Texas Southern continued to hang around and sent the game into halftime with no change to the scoreboard.