Victoria Alvarado
Fabian Garcia (#24)
Football
4/11/2026 3:56:00 PM
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY – A crowd of 2,831 watched the white team beat the orange team 14-7 in the second annual spring game by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) Vaqueros football team on Saturday at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville.
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The white team got on the board immediately, as freshman San Benito alum Fabian Garcia rushed 16 yards for a touchdown to make the score 7-0 after 20 seconds.
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That was it until the middle of the fourth, when freshman Brennan Carroll rushed for a six-yard touchdown to put White up 14-0.
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Carroll rushed 10 times for 39 yards. Garcia rushed nine times for 29 yards. Freshman Aidan Jakobohn started at quarterback for White, going 6-for-11 for 55 yards in the air while rushing five times for 10 yards. Freshman Jayden Paluseo played the second half, going 7-for-10 for 50 yards. Junior Tavian Cord made three receptions for 23 yards.
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Defensively, junior Henry Schouten and freshman Walker Diharce each had six tackles (three solo) with Diharce adding a sack. Freshman Jaxson Maynard also had a sack to go with five tackles (three solo)
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Orange scored a touchdown with 1:03 remaining as freshman Jaxson Baize connected with his brother, sophomore Brenden Baize, on a 28-yard touchdown pass to make the score 14-7.
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Jaxson Baize finished 5-for-7 for 59 yards in the air while rushing twice for six yards. Junior Garret Rangel started at quarterback for Orange, going 11-for-16 for 71 yards. Freshmen Alex Green made eight receptions for 65 yards. Freshman Broderick Taylor rushed six times for 22 yards.
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Defensively, freshman Jarius Williams posted a team-high six tackles (three solo).
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The Vaqueros open the 2026 season on Aug. 29 against UT Permian Basin at Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium.
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