CLEVELAND — UTSA has placed 14 student-athletes on Phil Steele's Preseason All-Conference USA Teams as the publication has unveiled its preseason honorees this week.
A total of eight Roadrunners landed on the first team, two more than UAB, which is listed with six first-team honorees. UTSA's 14 overall selections matches the Blazers, the defending C-USA champions, for the most in the league.
Of UTSA's eight first-team picks, four are on the offense. Spencer Burford and Ahofitu Maka are two of five first-team offensive linemen selected, while Zakhari Franklin and Sincere McCormick appear at wide receiver and running back, respectively.
Trevor Harmanson is a first-team pick at linebacker and Rashad Wisdom is in the first-team secondary to lead the defensive selections, while punter Lucas Dean and kicker Hunter Duplessis have been chosen as first-team specialists.
Frank Harris is the second-team quarterback, while Charles Wiley is a third-team pick at linebacker.
UTSA has four fourth-team honorees in wide receiver Joshua Cephus, offensive lineman Makai Hart, defensive lineman Jaylon Haynes and linebacker Jamal Ligon.
UTSA's Phil Steele Preseason All-Conference USA Selections
First Team
Spencer Burford, OT
Lucas Dean, P
Hunter Duplessis, K
Zakhari Franklin, WR
Trevor Harmanson, LB
Ahofitu Maka, C
Sincere McCormick, RB
Rashad Wisdom, DB
Second Team
Frank Harris, QB
Third Team
Charles Wiley, LB
Fourth Team
Joshua Cephus, WR
Makai Hart, OT
Jaylon Haynes, DT
Jamal Ligon, LB
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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