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If Middleton signs, he’ll be the first Football Bowl Subdivision signee from Southwest since running back Ra’Shawn Mosley signed with Arizona in 2002. Injuries plagued Middleton last season but he still picked up 769 yards and scored seven touchdowns out of Southwest’s stack I-formation. Wagner said Middleton is more of a power running back but his speed was evident this past spring, when he was the second leg of Southwest’s 1,600-meter relay. He also set the school long jump record as a freshman. That athleticism is the reason Colorado State offered him as an athlete. He went to a camp at Texas last Sunday and played safety for the first time in his career, Wagner said. Wagner said he used Middleton in a lot of different places last year and could have found more spots for the running back. read more: http://blog.mysanantonio.com/hssports/2015/06/football-middleton/

SAN ANTONIO In just four short years, UTSA has gone from being the new kid on the block in college football to the most-experienced team in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). UTSA welcomes back 54 letterwinners, including an FBS-best 21 starters (9 offense/10 defense/2 kickers) and an FBS-leading 37 seniors, from last seasons squad that posted a 7-5 record and finished second in the West Division with a 6-2 mark in their Conference USA debut. The returnees account for 92 percent of the receiving and 65 percent of the rushing yards gained, 81 percent of the scoring, 82 percent of the tackles, 83 percent of the fumble recoveries and 75 percent of the interceptions posted a year ago. The Roadrunners also boast the nations most-experienced offensive line (143 starts) and defensive backfield (133 starts) in addition to a returning receiving corps that has combined for 416 catches for 4,927 yards, which both rank third in the country. A large number of those players have been with the program since it went 4-6 during its inaugural season as a Football Championship Subdivision independent in 2011. That group has helped lead the Roadrunners to a 15-9 overall record, including nine conference victories and 13 triumphs against FBS teams, in the last two seasons, all while being picked to finish last in the Western Athletic Conference two years ago and in the West Division of Conference USA last year. Now, with a roster that features 54 upperclassmen with game experience, UTSA is picked to finish third in West by the leagues head coaches and some preseason publications even have gone as far to pick the Birds to win the division, which is a giant step forward for a program that just went through a practice season in 2010 that included 18 of this years seniors. This years schedule features 12 contests against FBS teams for the second consecutive season, including four non-conference rematches. UTSA will open the campaign at Houston in an ESPNU nationally-televised game at 8 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, which will be the first-ever game in the brand-new TDECU Stadium. The Roadrunners return home on a short week to host Arizona in another national TV contest this time on FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, before hitting the road for Saturday dates at Oklahoma State (Sept. 13) and the C-USA opener at Florida Atlantic (Sept. 27). UTSA closes out the non-conference slate with a home game against New Mexico on Oct. 4 and then hosts FIU in a conference matchup one week later. The Birds also host league contests against UTEP (Oct. 25), Southern Miss (Thursday, Nov. 13 on CBS Sports Network) and North Texas (Nov. 29) and will travel to Louisiana Tech (Oct. 18), Rice (Nov. 8) and conference newcomer Western Kentucky (Nov. 22). The nationally-televised C-USA Championship Game between the East and West Division winners is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6. UTSA completed its required two-year reclassification into the FBS last year, meaning the Roadrunners can be selected to compete in one of C-USAs six bowl games this December. If that happens, it will mark the quickest bowl game debut for a startup program in NCAA history. Quarterbacks For all the experience UTSA brings back, quarterback is one area that comes into the 2014 campaign with a limited amount at best. Eric Soza started 32 games and led the program to 19 wins during his three-year career. He passed for 6,952 yards and 46 touchdowns both school records and ran for 1,018 another yards and 16 scores. Tucker Carter, a redshirt senior from Allen, is penciled in as the new starter heading into fall camp and he is the only signal caller on the roster with game experience. He completed 23-of-33 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown in five games in relief of Soza last season. Carter was the 2011 Southwest Junior College Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year after throwing for 2,654 yards and 26 TDs for Trinity Valley Community College. Redshirt freshman Austin Robinson saw plenty of reps during spring drills and the 6-foot-3 dual threat signal caller was a Dave Campbells Texas Football Top 300 recruit out of Bellaire Episcopal High School after throwing for 1,487 yards and rushing for 801 more as a senior in 2012. True freshman Blake Bogenschutz, also a Dave Campbells Texas Football Top 300 selection, registered 9,569 passing yards, 126 TD passes and 35 wins, including the Class 3A Division I State Championship as a senior, during a decorated prep career at Carthage High School. Read more: http://www.goutsa.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=13100&ATCLID=209603658

The Oakland Raiders are at it again. The spirit of Al Davis is alive and well, in the form of Mark Davis, son of the late Raiders owner. Mark Davis is chatted with San Antonio officials about the feasability of moving the Raiders to Alamo City. Back in the day, Al Davis shopped his franchise constantly and ended up taking the Raiders to Los Angeles in 1982. In 1995, Davis took the Raiders back to Oakland. The Raider lease expires in 2015, and the O.co Coliseum (originally Oakland Alameda County Coliseum), which is almost 50 years old, is the last of the dual-franchise stadiums. The Athletics play baseball there, and the Raiders play football there. And its not an adequate place for either. So if the Raiders decided to move, is San Antonio a viable option? Well, it seems absurd that the NFL does not have a franchise in Greater Los Angeles. LA hasnt had an NFL team since the Rams went to St. Louis the same year the Raiders went back to Oakland. But LA doesnt have a stadium plan, and neither the LA Coliseum nor the Rose Bowl has proven adequate for NFL needs. Read more: http://newsok.com/does-san-antonio-raiders-have-a-ring-to-it/article/5110572

Nov 29th we're playing UTSA during the final stretch of the season.. Frankly I'm extremely worried we're gonna get our butts handed to us. Did some heavy researching and it looks like most of their team is gonna be seasoned juniors and seniors. That plus their insanely hard schedule will keep em on them pretty strong.. Personally I see this as a loss for Mean Green.. Thoughts?