Taking flight: Roadrunners need trio of wide receivers to pace offense

Roadrunners prefer to remain on the ground. That was also true at UTSA thanks to star running back Sincere McCormick. But with him gone to the NFL, the passing game steps into the spotlight. UTSA was one of only three programs at the FBS level with three receivers – Zakhari Franklin, Joshua Cephus, and J.T. Clark – who caught at least 50 passes for 750 yards and six touchdowns. The Roadrunners are the only FBS program in the nation to return all three. 

Add in Conference USA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Frank Harris at quarterback and the Roadrunners are set to fly in 2022. That’s great news for new offensive coordinator Will Stein. A former college quarterback himself, Stein spent the last couple of seasons coaching UTSA’s dynamic trio of receivers and will lean on him in his first year of calling plays for Jeff Traylor’s program.