TYLER, Texas — UTSA quarterback Frank Harris has been named the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week following his performance in the 34-31 victory over UAB last Saturday.
Harris, who also earned Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors for the second time this season, passed for 323 yards and three touchdowns to help the No. 15 Roadrunners clinch the C-USA West Division title and the right to host the 2021 Ryan Conference USA Championship Game on Dec. 3. The senior completed 25 of 36 passes (69.4%) to help UTSA improve to 11-0 overall and 7-0 in the league with their 10th straight conference victory.
Trailing 31-27 with one minute and six seconds left to play and no timeouts, the Schertz Clemens High School product directed UTSA on a 77-yard drive that culminated in the game-winning score, a 1-yard TD pass to Oscar Cardenas that followed a bobbled snap and a tipped ball in the back of the end zone with three seconds remaining. Harris also completed a 28-yard pass to Cardenas and a 33-yard pass to De'Corian Clark on the final possession to help set up the go-ahead touchdown. His three TD passes helped him break UTSA's single-season record, as the Davey O'Brien Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award semifinalist now has 23 to rank 17th in the FBS.
This marks the second time a Roadrunner has been honored with this award this season, as Sincere McCormick was tabbed the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week on Sept. 28 after rushing for 184 yards and three TDs on 41 carries in the 31-28 comeback win over Memphis.
Riding a program-record 11-game winning streak, the Roadrunners will travel to Denton to face North Texas (5-6, 4-3) this Saturday, Nov. 27. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Apogee Stadium and the game will air on ESPN+ and Ticket 760 AM.
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