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UTSA Football Fan Day set for Saturday at Alamodome

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SAN ANTONIO —
Fans can get their first glimpse of the UTSA football team and taste of a UTSA game day experience at the inaugural UTSA Football Fan Day this Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Alamodome. Admission and parking are free and the event is open to the public.

A collaboration between UTSA Athletics, the Alamodome, the City of San Antonio, the Tricentennial Commission, Centro San Antonio, Hemisfair, Presa House and VIA, UTSA Football Fan Day will simulate the experience of a UTSA game day at the Alamodome. 

Fans will have the opportunity to enjoy tailgating beginning at 10 a.m., family-friendly activities starting at 2 p.m., the Spirit Walk at 4 p.m., a football scrimmage at 6 p.m. and an autograph session at 8 p.m.

The first 1,000 students with a valid UTSA student ID card to enter the Alamodome when doors open at 4:30 p.m. will receive a free t-shirt.

Concession stands will be open. The first 500 fans that come to the concession stand located at section 114 will receive free popcorn. 

Parking
Parking is free and available beginning at 10 a.m. in Lot C. Lot B will be used for overflow parking only. Tailgating will be allowed.

Transportation
UTSA will provide five shuttle buses for students with a valid UTSA student ID card to ride to and from the Alamodome for no charge. The buses will operate from 3:15-5:45 p.m. from the Convocation Center and drop off between Lots B and C. The return service will depart after the conclusion of the autograph session from between Lots B and C and drop off at the Convocation Center.

VIA will provide Special Event Service from the UTSA Main Campus beginning at 2 p.m. Fare is $2.50 each way or $1.25 each way for UTSA students with a valid UTSA student ID card. The return service will run for 45 minutes following the conclusion of UTSA Football Fan Day.

VIA also will detour Route 100 Primo and the Viva Centro Route 301 trolley into Thompson Station just north of the Alamodome. Fare is $1.30 each way or $0.65 each way for UTSA students with a valid UTSA student ID card.

Exact change is required when not using the VIAgoMobile app. Bus operators do not provide change. Ticket sellers are not available at stops along these routes. VIA's Day Pass, 7-Day and 31-Day Pass are valid for Primo and VIVA Service. For more information, please visit https://www.viainfo.net/park-ride-events/.

Activities
There will be numerous family-friendly activities, all free of charge, beginning at 2 p.m. in H-E-B Plaza, which is located on the north side of the Alamodome, and in Lot B. 

Face painters and balloon artists will be outside the Alamodome along with various inflatables and a DJ to accompany the tailgating scene. Several UTSA student-athletes also will attend the event to engage with fans and provide opportunities for photos and autographs. 

UTSA Athletics has partnered with Presa House Gallery for several opportunities for families to be involved with during the event. UTSA alumnus Alejandro Vargas will be joined by fellow artists Adriana M. Garcia and John Medina to provide an interactive art showcase that will encourage fans to participate. Launched in October 2016, Presa House is an artist-run, and event-driven gallery that promotes artists' work and engages the diverse audience that makes up the cultural fabric of San Antonio.

Vargas, who owns Vargas Custom Designs in San Antonio, will invite guests to engage in live on-site screen printing. Medina, who lives and works in downtown as an artist, designer and instructor, will be printing UTSA football-inspired linocut prints for fans. Garcia, who is the lead artist at Presa House, will encourage fans to take part in an interactive painting with a UTSA-inspired mural design. All three are chances for fans to have fun while supporting the Roadrunners.

The Spirit Walk will be located between Lots B and C at 4 p.m. Fans are encouraged to join the UTSA cheerleaders and the Spirit of San Antonio to welcome the team to the Alamodome.

Doors to the Alamodome will open at 4:30 p.m. and fans can watch the team go through a scrimmage and skills challenges at 6 p.m. There will be an autograph session on the field after the conclusion of the practice at approximately 8 p.m.

Additionally, Hemisfair will host family-friendly events before and after UTSA Football Fan Day. For more information, please visit https://hemisfair.org.

Radio broadcast
Ticket 760 will air a special one-hour UTSA Football radio show at 5 p.m. live from the Alamodome. Andy Everett, Jay Riley and Pat Evans will host the show, which will include interviews with UTSA President Dr. Taylor Eighmy, UTSA Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Lisa Campos and head coach Frank Wilson. Fans can listen in the San Antonio area on Ticket 760 AM, online at Ticket760.com or via the free iHeartRadio app.

Clear Bag Policy 
The Alamodome's Clear Bag Policy will NOT be in effect for UTSA Football Fan Day, but security staff will be conducting wanding and bag checks. The Clear Bag Policy will be in effect for all UTSA home games at the Alamodome. To help plan your visit, please visit http://www.alamodome.com/plan-your-visit/clear-bag-policy.

UTSA will open its eighth season of football and third under Frank Wilson against Arizona State on Saturday, Sept. 1, in Tempe, Ariz. Kickoff is slated for 9:30 p.m. CT at Sun Devil Stadium.

The Roadrunners will open their home schedule against Baylor on Sept. 8. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at the Alamodome and fans are encouraged to wear orange.

Tickets are on sale by calling or texting 210-458-UTSA (8872) or visiting http://goUTSA.com/tickets.

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