LEWISVILLE, Texas — UTSA has placed five student-athletes on the Dave Campbell's Texas Football Preseason All-Texas College Teams, the publication announced this week.
Sincere McCormick was named Best Running Back and to the first-team backfield, joining offensive lineman Spencer Burford and linebacker Trevor Harmanson on the first team. Lucas Dean was tabbed the second-team punter and Rashad Wisdom landed in the second-team secondary.
With five selections, UTSA is tied with Baylor and Texas for the third-highest total among schools represented on the preseason squads. The honorees will be featured in the 2021 summer preview edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
McCormick enjoyed a record-setting sophomore season in 2020, breaking UTSA's single-season marks for rushing yards (1,467), touchdowns (11), carries (249), rushing yards per game (133.4) and all-purpose yards (1,598) en route to being named second-team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America and Phil Steele. The Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-league performer finished second in the nation among FBS players in rushing yardage after logging a conference-best seven 100-yard games, including a school-record 251 in the 49-17 win over North Texas. The Converse Judson High School product was one of five finalists for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, the Dave Campbell's Texas Football College Player of the Year and a four-time C-USA Offensive Player of the Week pick.
Burford was a second-team All-Conference USA selection and a first-team Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College Team performer on the offensive line last season. He played in 11 games and drew 10 starts, the first two at right tackle before making the move to left tackle for the rest of the fall. The San Antonio Wagner High School graduate allowed just three hits on the quarterback and four sacks in 388 pass-blocking snaps, according to Pro Football Focus, helping the offense break UTSA single-season records for rushing yards (2,585), rushing yards per game (215.4), yards per rush (5.21) and rushing touchdowns (24). He started in the record-setting regular season finale that saw the offense pile up a program-record 624 yards of offense, including a school-record 443 on the ground, in the 49-17 triumph over North Texas.
Harmanson was named to the Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College First Team and he was an honorable mention all-conference performer at linebacker last season. The Dickinson, Texas, native ranked second on the team with 73 total tackles and he posted nine tackles for loss, including one sack, to go along with a team-high seven quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. He had a season-high nine tackles, two quarterback hurries, one pass breakup and a forced fumble in the 49-17 rout of North Texas and he was named C-USA Defensive Player of the Week for his performance.
Dean earned second-team All-America accolades from the Sporting News and he was Phil Steele's fourth-team All-America punter after a record-setting season in 2020. The C-USA Special Teams Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference honoree shattered the program's single-season punting average record with a 46.0 mark, which led the league and ranked sixth nationally. A first-team Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College selection, the Australian registered 27 punts that pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line, including 15 inside the 10 and seven inside the 5. Of his 57 total punts, 40 were not returned and he recorded 21 punts of 50-plus yards, including a career-best 67-yarder at FAU. He was named Ray Guy Award Punter of the Week after averaging 45.0 yards on six punts with five inside the 20 and three of 50-plus yards against UAB.
Wisdom garnered first-team all-conference and Dave Campbell's Texas Football All-Texas College honors in the secondary last fall. A local product out of Converse Judson, the safety led UTSA with 95 total tackles and a league-best four interceptions, which tied the program's single-season record. He recorded a team-best 60 solo stops, 2.5 tackles for loss, a pair of forced fumbles and a pass breakup on the year. Wisdom was voted Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week and C-USA Defensive Player of the Week after posting nine tackles and causing two fumbles in the 52-21 win over UTEP. He opened his sophomore season by registering 10 tackles and returning an interception 81 yards for a touchdown for his second career pick-six, which is tied atop the program's all-time list, in the 51-48 double-overtime victory against Texas State.
UTSA will kick off its 11th season of football on Sept. 4 at Illinois in a game that will be televised nationally at 6:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network.
The Roadrunners will host Lamar the following Saturday in the home opener. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m. and the game will air on ESPN3.
Other home games include Middle Tennessee (Sept. 18), UNLV (Oct. 2), Rice (Oct. 16), Southern Miss (Nov. 13) and UAB (Nov. 20).
The Roadrunners will travel to Memphis (Sept. 25), WKU (Oct. 9), Louisiana Tech (Oct. 23), UTEP (Nov. 6) and North Texas (Nov. 27), while the Conference USA Championship Game is set for Dec. 4.
UTSA is coming off a 7-5 campaign that ended with the program's second bowl appearance, a narrow 31-24 setback to No. 16 Louisiana in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl. Head coach Jeff Traylor guided the Roadrunners to the second-most wins in school history, the most victories by a UTSA first-year coach and to a runner-up finish in C-USA's West Division with a 5-2 mark.
Season tickets for UTSA's 2021 home schedule are on sale now. Prices start at $75 per seat and there are two season ticket pricing plans for less than $100. Additionally, there are "all-inclusive" options that provide access to the new Touchdown Club located in the north end zone.
To purchase your season tickets, please call or text 210-458-UTSA (8872) or click here. Payment plans for all season ticket packages are available.
Current UTSA students receive free admission to all home games by downloading tickets via their Account Manager.
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