CHARLOTTE, N.C. — UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor and redshirt juniors Owen McCown and Owen Pewee represented the Roadrunners at the 2025 American Kickoff on Thursday and Friday at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Traylor, McCown and Pewee took part in interviews and photo shoots during the two-day event that saw media members converge on the Queen City for the league’s annual event that previews the upcoming football season.
Thursday’s schedule primarily featured photo and video shoots for the American and its broadcast partners.
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McCown and Pewee joined student-athletes from the other 13 football-playing members of the American for a social event on Thursday night at Truist Field, home of the Charlotte Knights, the triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox.
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— UTSA Football 🏈 (@UTSAFTBL) July 25, 2025
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𝔸ℂ𝕋𝕀𝕆ℕ #210TriangleOfToughness #BirdsUp 🤙 x #AmericanKickoff pic.twitter.com/RW0a6hfWEM
In addition to media interviews on Friday, all three Roadrunners were guests on the ESPN+ live stream, while Traylor also addressed the media during a press conference.
Talking ball with @ESPNPlus 🏈🎙️#210TriangleOfToughness #BirdsUp 🤙 x #AmericanKickoff pic.twitter.com/qqHpRDiSoc
— UTSA Football 🏈 (@UTSAFTBL) July 25, 2025
UTSA will kick off its 15th season of football and sixth year under head coach Jeff Traylor against Texas A&M at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, in what will be a national televised matchup on ESPN live from Kyle Field in College Station.
The Roadrunners then will return home to host back-to-back games at the Alamodome where they boast a 29-3 record in the Jeff Traylor era, tied for the third-most home victories among FBS teams since 2020. UTSA will face Texas State in the Battle for I-35 at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, before they match up with crosstown foe UIW at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13.
UTSA has four league games on the home slate with Rice (Oct. 11), Tulane (Oct. 30), East Carolina (Nov. 22) and Army (Nov. 28 or 29) scheduled to visit the Alamodome.
Fans can purchase season or single-game tickets online or by calling the UTSA Ticket Office at 210-458-UTSA (8872) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Current UTSA football season-ticket holders may renew their tickets by logging into their UTSA Account Manager.
Current UTSA students receive free admission to all home games by downloading tickets via their Account Manager.
Merchandise commemorating UTSA Football’s 15th season and featuring the official logo of the milestone campaign is available for purchase.
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