IRVING, Texas — Some of the nation’s top college football players and coaches will convene in St. Petersburg, Florida, for the 2026 American Kickoff, which will be held Thursday-Friday, July 23-24, at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront.
Fans are once again invited to take part in the annual event with access to press conferences, photo opportunities and meet-and-greets with players and coaches. Registration is available at theamerican.org/kickoff.
UTSA will be represented at the American Kickoff by head coach Jeff Traylor, quarterback Owen McCown and linebacker Owen Pewee.
Media sessions will begin at 11 a.m. ET/10 a.m. CT Thursday, continuing Friday morning with press conferences with all 14 head coaches. Commissioner Tim Pernetti will deliver remarks at 8:05 a.m. ET/7:05 a.m. CT Friday.
Live coverage of the American Kickoff will air Friday, July 24, at 7:50 a.m. ET/6:50 a.m. CT on ESPN+ as Maria Trivelpiece, Rene Ingoglia and Leger Douzable interview coaches and student-athletes from all 14 teams. UTSA is scheduled to appear on the ESPN+ live stream at 8:40 a.m. ET/7:40 a.m. CT.
The Roadrunners will kick off their 16th season of football and seventh under Traylor against UTRGV on Saturday, Sept. 5. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. at the Alamodome.
UTSA also will host Colorado State (Sept. 26), South Florida (Oct. 8), Navy (Oct. 17), North Texas (Nov. 14) and Tulsa (Nov. 27 or 28). The Roadrunners will travel to Texas State (Sept. 12), Texas (Sept. 19), Rice (Oct. 3), Tulane (Oct. 24), Florida Atlantic (Nov. 5) and UAB (Nov. 21).
Tickets are on sale by visiting goUTSA.com/tickets or by calling the UTSA Ticket Office at 210-458-UTSA (8872).
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