{"id":441789,"date":"2026-09-20T07:42:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/441789\/"},"modified":"2026-09-20T07:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T07:42:16","slug":"roadrunners-fall-to-no-1-texas-on-saturday-night-utsa-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/441789\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadrunners fall to No. 1 Texas on Saturday night – UTSA Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUSTIN, Texas \u2014 Brandon Tucker<\/a> Jr. posted a game-high 11 tackles, but No. 1 Texas used a balanced offense and stingy defense to beat UTSA, 30-6, on Saturday night in front of 103,753 fans at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n

The Roadrunners\u2019 first setback of the season dropped their record to 2-1, while the Longhorns improved to 3-0 after pulling away in a contest controlled by the defenses.<\/p>\n

Tucker had a sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry to pace a UTSA defense that held the top-ranked Longhorns to a season-low 172 passing yards and 400 yards overall. Eze Osondu<\/a> added eight stops, James Walley Jr.<\/a> pitched in with seven including a TFL and Owen Pewee<\/a> logged six tackles, a hurry and a forced fumble.<\/p>\n

The Roadrunners limited Texas quarterback Arch Manning to 164 yards on 17 completions and held running back Hollywood Smothers to 54 rushing yards.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns took advantage of a Rasheem Biles interception in UTSA territory on the game\u2019s opening possession. Four plays later, Arch Manning hit Cam Coleman over the middle for a 24-yard touchdown pass to put the home team on the board first.<\/p>\n

The Roadrunners responded with a scoring drive of their own, marching 59 yards in 13 plays and taking 6:29 off the clock after Michael Petro<\/a> split the uprights from 34 yards to make it 7-3.<\/p>\n

Texas pushed the advantage back out to seven on the next possession, as Gianni Spetic nailed a 52-yard field goal at the 1:26 mark of the opening period.<\/p>\n

The lead grew to 17-3 on another touchdown pass from Manning to Coleman, this one for three yards early in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

UTSA\u2019s defense came up with back-to-back stops, turning over Texas on downs near midfield and later forcing a punt. However, the Roadrunners were unable to cut into the deficit and Spetic tacked on a 34-yard field goal with 14 seconds left in the first half to provide the 20-3 halftime margin.<\/p>\n

The Roadrunners forced a three-and-out on Texas\u2019 first possession of the second half and then were set up at the Longhorns 35-yard line following a Texas penalty on the punt return. Petro made a 43-yard field goal after the drive stalled to make it 20-6.<\/p>\n

Spetic made his third field goal of the night, this one from 23 yards to extend the Texas lead back to 17 with 6:07 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n

The Longhorns padded their lead with a late touchdown on a 1-yard plunge by Derrek Cooper midway through the fourth quarter. That score capped an 8-play, 66-yard drive and led to the 24-point final margin.<\/p>\n

Offensively, UTSA was held to 142 yards. Owen McCown<\/a> completed 14 of 23 passes for 70 yards, Will Henderson III<\/a> rushed for 38 yards and David Amador II<\/a> had a team-high four receptions.<\/p>\n

The Roadrunners will return home to close out the nonconference slate against Colorado State (2-1) on Saturday, Sept. 26. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. at the Alamodome, and the game will air on ESPNU and Sports Radio AM 760 The Ticket.<\/p>\n

-UTSA-<\/p>\n

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