The game was out of hand quickly for the Roadrunners - before two minutes were off the game clock UTSA was down two touchdowns. The new-look offense couldn’t find a way to piece together a sustained drive after suffering through early blunders and couldn’t provide the veteran-led defense any relief.
Arizona State managed to leap in front on their opening series despite a delay of game penalty starting their offensive campaign. On third and three, quarterback Manny Wilkins hit N’Keal Harry for a streaking 58-yard grab, and that was about all she wrote.