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Cardenas, Ligon carry 'Triangle of Toughness' into 2024 as prestigious No. 0s for Roadrunners
Tight end Oscar Cardenas, linebacker Jamal Ligon were voted as No. 0 by their UTSA Roadrunner teammates ahead of 2024

The most important numbers in San Antonio are 2-1-0. For the Alamo City, the 210 is more than an area code. For their Roadrunners, the ‘Triangle of Toughness’ is more than a motto. Jeff Traylor will tell you himself – culture doesn’t graduate. Even if the guys wearing the caps are Frank Harris and Rashad Wisdom.
Traylor steeled himself to establish culture in 2020 when he took over a talented but disorganized UTSA football team for his first head coaching job in the college ranks. Traylor instituted a vote within the team to elect players to single digits. Matt Rhule suggested reserving the numbers 2-1-0 for the three guys on each side of the ball who received the most votes because of the area code. The top vote getter would wear No. 0.
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