CHICAGO — UTSA's season opener at Illinois on Saturday, Sept. 4, will be televised nationally on the Big Ten Network with a kickoff time of 6:30 p.m., network officials announced on Thursday.
The Roadrunners will open their 11th season of football and second year under head coach Jeff Traylor on the first Saturday in September against the Fighting Illini at Memorial Stadium in Champaign. It will mark the first meeting between the two schools on the gridiron and UTSA's first football game against a member of the Big Ten Conference.
UTSA will host Lamar in the home opener on Sept.