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The announcement comes after the university spent more than $75 million to fire former football coach Jimbo Fisher. A&M did not immediately say how much it will pay Elko.

The governor has said he would support legislation prohibiting transgender men from competing on men’s college sports teams and transgender women from joining women’s college athletic teams.

With the 221st overall pick in the seventh round of the 2023 NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts selected Steele alum and Texas A&M standout cornerback Jaylon Jones.

After four seasons with UTSA, star wide receiver Zakhari Franklin has entered the transfer portal.

Dylan Disu had a season-high 28 points and Texas advanced to its first regional in 15 years with a 71-66 victory over Penn State in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Western Kentucky has hired Steve Lutz as the Hilltoppers' head coach.

While the team's culture is a big reason for their success, Trinity head coach Cameron Hill has leaned into a superstition for a little extra help, as he continues to wear an 11-year old Giants hat that was gifted to him when he arrived on campus.

Chris Beard was arrested in December for allegedly strangling his fiancée. The university fired him last month.

Uvalde football's incredible rally, Manu Ginobili's induction into the Hall of Fame and San Antonio FC's historic first title are three of the top 12 sports stories from an unforgettable 2022.

Beard was hired by UT in 2021. The university paid $4 million to buy out his contract at Texas Tech University. He was one of UT’s highest-paid employees.

Kobe Johnson broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run midway through the final quarter, Dawson Weber came up with a clutch interception with just over a minute left and North Dakota State came back twice to beat Incarnate Word, 35-32 in a Football Championship Subdivision semifinal.

Chris Beard was hired in 2021 and is one of the University of Texas’ highest-paid employees.

Quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. found Taylor Grimes for the game-winning touchdown with 27 seconds left, as UIW defeated Sacramento State 66-63 to advance to the FCS Semifinals for the first time in program history.

UTSA will celebrate its C-USA Conference championship with a river parade on Friday night before heading to Orlando for the Duluth Trading Cure Bowl next week.

Texas returns to the Valero Alamo Bowl for the first time since 2020, and the No. 20 Longhorns will take on No. 12 Washington in the Alamodome on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m.

No. 25 UTSA will travel to Orlando to take on No. 24 Troy in the Cure Bowl on Thursday, December 16 at 2 p.m.

After seeing their 14-point second-half lead evaporate, Lindsey Scott Jr hits Kole Wilson for the game-winning touchdown to lift UIW to a hard-fought victory over Furman in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday afternoon.

For the second straight season, UTSA celebrated a Conference USA Championship in the Alamodome in front of 41-thousand fans, defeating North Texas 48-27 on Friday night.

UTSA brings another long winning streak into a late-season matchup with North Texas.

For the second straight season, UTSA will host the Conference USA Championship Game, and head coach Jeff Traylor wants to pack the Alamodome with a record-setting crowd to help the Roadrunners take on North Texas.

Texas State Athletic Director Don Coryell announced on Sunday that the Bobcats are moving on from head coach Jake Spavital after four seasons.

For the first time this season, UTSA is ranked in both national college football polls.

Devon Achane had a career-best 215 yards rushing with two touchdowns, and Texas A&M stunned No. 6 LSU 38-23, all but certainly knocking the Tigers out of contention for the College Football Playoff.

After enjoying their first-round bye this week, UIW will return to action at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium to host Furman in the second round of the FCS Playoffs next Saturday.

Once trailing 24-0 midway through the second quarter, the Roadrunners completed an epic rally to knock off an upset-minded UTEP squad 34-31 in the Alamodome on the final game of the 2022 regular season.

Despite a 17-point second half, Trinity could not overcome a 10-point halftime deficit in a 24-17 loss to the defending Division III National Champions Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday.

Following a dominant 10-1 regular season, UIW enters the FCS Playoffs with the No. 7 overall seed, earning a first-round bye and a home playoff game.

UTSA football is a nationally-ranked program once again, now No. 25 in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll.

Lindsey Scott Jr. passed for 382 yards and five touchdowns, Marcus Cooper ran for a career-high 254 yards and two scores and Incarnate Word steamrolled Northwestern State 66-7.

Quarterback Frank Harris accounted for five total touchdowns, as UTSA cruised past Rice on Saturday afternoon to clinch home-field advantage in the Conference USA Championship game for the second straight season.

Senior wide receiver Ryan Merrifield caught the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter, as Trinity defeated Hardin-Simmons at home 14-7 to advance to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Jarquez Hunter and Tank Bigsby each rushed for 121 yards and Auburn held on for a 13-10 victory over Texas A&M, in a battle of teams tied for last in their division.

Lindsey Scott Jr. tied a school record with seven touchdowns in the first half and Incarnate Word routed Houston Christian 73-20.

Texas believes it’s a tougher, more resilient team that last season — and the Longhorns are showing it so far this fall.

Frank Harris threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns, Kevorian Barnes rushed for 128 yards and two scores, and UTSA eased past Florida International 30-10.

Lindsey Scott Jr. passed for 401 yards and seven touchdowns — all on seven first-half possessions — to propel Incarnate Word to a 56-17 victory over Lamar.

Frank Harris completed 24 of 35 passes for 275 yards and touchdown and added 61 yards rushing — including a 12-yard TD — on 10 carries to help UTSA beat Western Kentucky 31-28.

Hudson Card passed for three touchdowns to lead Texas to a 38-20 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night.

Lindsey Scott Jr. threw four touchdown passes and ran for three more as Incarnate Word rolled past McNeese State 48-20 in a Southland Conference battle.

Mississippi State forced No. 17 Texas A&M into four turnovers, including three inside the red zone, and the Bulldogs took advantage in a 42-24 victory on Saturday.

Frank Harris threw for a program-record 414 yards and accounted for four touchdowns to lead UTSA to a 45-30 victory over Middle Tennessee in a Conference USA opener.

Texas earned national praise for a close loss to Alabama.

Frank Harris threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner to JT Clark in overtime, rallying UTSA to a 41-38 victory over Army.

Quinn Ewers threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns in his debut at quarterback for Texas and the Longhorns rolled over Louisiana-Monroe 52-10 in the season-opener for both programs.

Haynes King threw for a career-high 364 yards and three long touchdowns to lead No. 6 Texas A&M to a 31-0 win over Sam Houston Saturday in a game that included an almost three-hour weather delay.

Houston quarterback Clayton Tune leaped over a defender to score on a 13-yard run as the 24th-ranked Cougars escaped with 37-35 victory over UTSA in three overtimes at the Alamodome.

Haynes King will start for the sixth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies in their opener against Sam Houston State on Saturday.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says freshman Quinn Ewers was named the Longhorns' starting quarterback because he’s a talent who can “make all the throws.”.

Texas starts the season unranked after a 5-7 finish in 2021.

Conference USA is in a state of transition, with six of its 11 football teams going into their last seasons in the league.

Kinzie Hansen and Grace Lyons hit three-run homers, Jayda Coleman made two spectacular defensive plays and No. 1 seed Oklahoma defeated unseeded Texas 10-5 to win its second straight Women’s College World Series title.

Sincere McCormick is the most prolific running back in UTSA football history, and now he’s a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.

The biggest position battle in the Big 12 is Texas quarterback.

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is down to its final four teams, if you can believe it.

UTSA football held its annual Pro Day on Wednesday, allowing 12 former UTSA football student-athletes a chance to impress NFL teams.

Buddy Meyer Jr., who retired from coaching Men’s Basketball in 2005, impacted so many lives over the course of 41 years at St. Mary’s as a student-athlete, coach and athletics director.

After one of the greatest years in San Antonio sports history, KSAT 12 counts down the 12 best moments and memories from 2021.

Top-ranked Alabama is headed to another national championship game.

Donovan Smith threw for 252 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, and Texas Tech beat Mississippi State 34-7 in the Liberty Bowl.

Coaches and players from UTSA and San Diego State met with the media Monday morning.

The UTSA Roadrunners found ways to give back to the Frisco community on Sunday afternoon.

KSAT 12 Sports hits the road with UTSA as they prepare for the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.

KSAT 12 Sports hits the road with UTSA as they prepare for the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl.

The 2021 edition of the Valero Alamo Bowl will feature the Oklahoma Sooners and the Oregon Ducks on December 29.

Following their 49-41 victory over Western Kentucky in the Conference USA title game, UTSA moved back into the national rankings and knows which bowl they'll participate in this season.

UTSA will host Western Kentucky on Friday night for the Conference USA championship.

Max Johnson hit Jaray Jenkins with a 28-yard scoring pass down the right sideline with 20 seconds left, and LSU knocked off No. 14 Texas A&M 27-24.

Junior Roschon Johnson ran for a career-best 179 yards, Cameron Dicker kicked three field goals, and Texas summoned some uncommonly strong defense to beat Kansas State 22-17.

It’s well-documented that Jimbo Fisher is friends with LSU athletic director Scott Woodward, who hired Fisher at Texas A&M in the first place when Woodward was the athletic director there.

Now one of three remaining undefeated teams left in college football, UTSA moved up to No. 22 in the College Football Playoff rankings released Tuesday night.

Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte urged Texas fans on Tuesday not to “splinter or pull apart” but rather support first-year football coach Steve Sarkisian and the players during the program’s worst losing streak in 65 years.

Just when it seemed like the Texas football program had hit rock bottom, out came the shovels and the figurative hole was dug further.

In their first game back in the Alamodome in nearly a month, No. 15 UTSA used a trio of fourth quarter turnovers to defeat Southern Miss 27-17 and remain undefeated.

No. 15 UTSA is a heavy favorite against Southern Mississippi in Saturday's game in San Antonio.

Following their ninth straight win to open the season, UTSA finally earned the college football playoff committee's respect and broke into the national rankings for the first time in program history at No. 23.

KSAT 12 made the trip to the Sun Bowl in El Paso, where UTSA dominated UTEP on the road to improve to 9-0 on the season.

The undefeated Roadrunners are now ranked as the No. 15 team in this week’s AP Top 25 and No. 16 in the latest edition of the AFCA Coaches Poll.

Running back Sincere McCormick ran for 169 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Frank Harris accounted for four total scores, and No. 16 UTSA dominated UTEP on the road to improve to 9-0 on the season.

Micheal Clemons scored the game’s only touchdown on a 24-yard fumble return early in the fourth quarter, and No. 13 Texas A&M beat No. 12 Auburn 20-3.

UTSA and head football coach Jeff Traylor have reached an agreement on a contract extension tying him to the Roadrunners through 2031.

While resting on their bye week, UTSA football jumped up 4 spots in the latest edition of the AFCA Coaches Poll, now ranked No. 18 in the nation.

Cameron Ward threw four touchdown passes, including three in the first half, and Marcus Cooper ran for two more scores as Incarnate Word cruised past winless Houston Baptist, 49-21 on Saturday.

Ben Sims and Abram Smith had TD runs in the fourth quarter and No. 16 Baylor beat Texas 31-24.

After capturing the nation’s attention, the University of Texas at San Antonio football team will be on the TV screens across the nation, too.

After winning their first game as a nationally-ranked team in dominant fashion, the UTSA Roadrunners moved up again in the latest AP Top 25 and AFCA Coaches Polls released on Sunday afternoon.

Running back Sincere McCormick led the way with 113 yards and three touchdowns, as No. 24 UTSA defeated Louisiana Tech Saturday night 45-16.

Following Saturday's dominant 45-0 victory over Rice, UTSA has officially been ranked as the No. 25 team in the nation in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll.

Cameron Ward threw for 388 yards and connected with Taylor Grimes for four touchdowns, and Incarnate Word beat Nicholls 38-21.

Texas A&M’s running back duo of Isaiah Spiller and Devon Achane combined for 292 rushing yards and three touchdowns to power the 21st-ranked Aggies to a 35-14 victory over Missouri.

Tanner Brown’s fourth field goal of the game gave No. 12 Oklahoma State its first lead and quarterback Spencer Sanders’ scrambling 10-yard touchdown run sealed a 32-24 victory over No. 25 Texas on Saturday to keep the Cowboys undefeated.

Frank Harris threw for 349 yards and six touchdowns and hauled in a 23-yard touchdown pass himself as Texas-San Antonio out-lasted Western Kentucky in a game that saw the teams combine to score 98 points, earning a 52-46 victory for the Roadrunners’ school-record sixth straight win to start the season.

This is how the second Saturday of October is supposed to be for sixth-ranked Oklahoma and No. 21 Texas.

Bijan Robinson ran for a career-high 216 yards with two go-ahead touchdowns and Texas beat TCU 32-27.

The Texas Longhorns got run over by a future SEC foe in their only other road game this season.

KJ Jefferson threw for 212 yards and two touchdowns as No. 16 Arkansas beat seventh-ranked Texas A&M 20-10.

Sincere McCormick scored his third touchdown on fourth-and-one to tie it, then set up Texas-San Antonio for the game-winning field goal with a 22-yard run and UTSA beat Memphis 31-28 on Saturday.

Casey Thompson threw five touchdowns and ran for another as Texas continued its offensive explosion since naming him the starting quarterback with a 70-35 rout of Texas Tech on Saturday.

Quarterback Cameron Ward threw a pair of touchdown passes and the defense pitched their first shutout of the season, as UIW defeated McNeese State 31-0 and improved to 3-1.

Sharp talked about how higher ed survives the pandemic, the obstacles to running a world-class public university and the future of college football.

Cameron Ward threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns and Incarnate Word beat Texas State 42-34.