Report: BYU to add UTSA to its 2020 schedule

Stadium.com notes on Twitter that the Roadrunners will visit LaVell Edwards Stadium on Oct. 10

Published: Aug 20, 2020, 9:29 a.m. MDT

UTSA quarterback Lowell Narcisse (10) reacts with teammate Gavin Sharp (87) after scoring a touchdown against Texas A&M during a college football game, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, in College Station, Texas. Sam Craft, Associated Press

Jay has covered sports in Utah for more than 30 years and has been writing for the Deseret News since 2019.

PROVO — Athletic director Tom Holmoe’s rebuild of BYU’s decimated 2020 football schedule continues.

Thursday morning, veteran college football reporter Brett McMurphy of Stadium.com reported via Twitter that BYU will host the UTSA Roadrunners on Oct. 10 at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo.

Texas-San Antonio could become the third team from Texas on BYU’s schedule. Wednesday night, Keff Ciardello of the Austin American-Statesman reported that Texas State will travel to BYU for a “pay game,” likely in October.

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UTSA has been in the FBS ranks since 2012.

If the two new reports are accurate, BYU would have seven games on its schedule as of Thursday morning: Navy, Army, Troy, Houston, Texas State, Texas-San Antonio and North Alabama.

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