The battle between two Texas teams situated along I-10 was an annual series in Conference USA. Now, it shifts to the American Athletic Conference for the first time.
Rice won the first three meetings in history, but UTSA has been overwhelmingly dominant in this series as of late. The Roadrunners carry a 7-game win streak over Rice into Saturday’s contest at the Alamodome and they’ve outscored the Owls by an aggregate mark of 86-7 in the last two meetings.
There are three weeks remaining in the regular season and this game is a high-stakes contest for both teams involved.