UTSA Game 2020

Next game up. I heard they are playing their 3rd string QB.

They are 3 and 1. They will be the first team BYU has faced that has lost a game.

Tweet not working. PFF has UTSA as #3 ranked DL.

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Takeaways after watching recaps of every UTSA game

With wins against Texas St. (51-48), SFA (24-10), MTSU (37-35) and a loss last week against UAB (21-13) I think it's fair to say that UTSA has faced a similar competition level that BYU has. Not quite as difficult, but similar. UTSA should really have a record of 2-2 if it wasn't for Texas St.'s kicker missing two chip shots towards the end of that game.



Starting quarterback Frank Harris (RS JR) is a legitimate dual-threat quarterback. He is tied with Zach Wilson for most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback this season with 5. Harris is a game time decision for Saturday but expect him to play. If Harris is unavailable UTSA will have to go with Jordan Weeks (RS SO) which will make for a long day for UTSA.



Alongside Harris, starting running back Sincere McCormick (SO) is another threat on the ground. He leads the nation in rushing yards with 527 on the season (131.75 per game). Strong and shifty back similar to La. Tech's starter but with more speed. UTSA lacks a consistent passing attack so everything relies on the success of the run for them.



On the defensive end UTSA possess a decent defensive line but a very susceptible secondary. They force teams into third and long but then struggle to stop the pass in these situations. It's also rare to see UTSA blitz as they know their secondary isn't reliable enough to go into man coverage. Expect large yardage plays from BYU to continue.



Despite this, UTSA is 11th in the nation in turnover margin with +1.25. They have intercepted opposing quarterbacks seven times already this year. Their defensive scheme has been productive so far with a bend but don't break mentality.



Starting place kicker Hunter Duplessis (RS SR) is very solid.



UTSA has the potential to score the most points we've seen scored on the BYU defense this year, but it still doesn't look to be a close game. BYU has too many strengths where UTSA has a weakness. It'll be a good test for the run defense and an opportunity for the passing game to remain dominant.

Very disappointing performance today. Definitely played down to the competition today. Hopefully this wakes this team up. They must have been reading all their press clippings this week instead of preparing for this team.

Didn't get to see the game ... but the score and stats are not really surprising. KS has ALWAYS struggled getting the team up for games they "should" win ... and has always struggled with success (KS teams get cocky, lazy, ... call it whatever you want ... they choke when they are experiencing success).



VERY disappointing, but not surprising.

mtnradio wrote:

Didn't get to see the game ... but the score and stats are not really surprising. KS has ALWAYS struggled getting the team up for games they "should" win ... and has always struggled with success (KS teams get cocky, lazy, ... call it whatever you want ... they choke when they are experiencing success).



VERY disappointing, but not surprising.

Haven't seen the game either, I plan on watching it tonight on BYUtv. I did listen to it on KSL radio though and the way that Wrubel described it, there was a bunch of sloppy play and mistakes. That has been missing this year. The team had been playing so clean and mistake free. Bad penalties, missed assignments, Sounds like our Oline couldn't pick up a blitz so Wilson was running around all game long trying to make plays. Plus according to Wrubel, UTSA was playing man press all game long and BYU just didn't adjust to it. Hopefully this wakes the team up and this is an anomaly and not the rule for the rest of the year.

Just finished watching it. We looked slow out there. Lots of penalties.



UTSA had some speed coming off the edges and we seemed to struggle with that. Probably should have ran it a bit more in the first half.



Wilson was rushed more in this game than others. Some of his throws were off target.



I win is a win and hopefully this ugly win was a wake up call to the team. Gotta come out energized.



Also...is it a rule the ball has to be on a T when kicking?

GAKunkel wrote:

Also...is it a rule the ball has to be on a T when kicking?

It appears to me that the answer is "No".



From the NCAAF rules themselves:

A free kick place kick is a kick by a player of the team in possession while

the ball is positioned on a tee or the ground. It may be controlled by a

teammate. The ball may be positioned on the ground and contacting the

tee.

A tee is a device that elevates the ball for kicking purposes. It may not

elevate the ball’s lowest point more than one inch above the ground.

That's not to say it's not possible that there are conference rules which change that and which were agreed to be applied by the referees to the game today. It's also possible that the kicker/coach just changed their mind and it wasn't the referee telling them they couldn't do it.

I watched the game. UTSA is a better team than advertised. They were not dominated on the line of scrimmage, although we ran the ball quite well. That said, our play was worse in this game. Penalties, blown coverages, and too much going through the motions hampered the team. I continue to be impressed with Wilson’s QB play. He is a changed player.

scott715 wrote:

https://twitter.com/AndrewGGarrett/status/1315125387597410304

Funny. Still not ready to trash talk the utes though.

UTSA is a fast, physical team and BYU struggled with it.

UTSA played a lot of man-on-man. BYU has never been able to play effectively against man coverage because they can't practice against it.