Dave Campbell's College Podcast Network

With the Roadrunners kicking off fall camp this week it's time for us to dive into this season's schedule. A relatively favorable schedule will give UTSA a chance to take an early lead in the conference championship run, but they'll first need to handle business against Texas State. We breakdown each opponent on the schedule, highlighting the most important games on the docket.

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0:00 Intro: season stakes for Jeff Traylor & UTSA

3:12 AAC race wide open entering 2026

6:26 Vegas win total & schedule strength

10:38 vs. UTRGV

18:22 at Texas State

24:13 at Texas

26:02 vs. Colorado State

32:38 at Rice

37:32 vs. South Florida

44:04 vs. Navy

46:15 at Tulane

50:19 at Florida Atlantic

53:19 vs. North Texas

57:29 at UAB

1:01:08 vs. Tulsa

1:04:33 Season outlook & win total prediction

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Next up in our 2026 Rice Football opponent previews: Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane notched a historic upset over Oklahoma State last fall, but otherwise had an up-and-down debut season under new head coach Tre Lamb. Sideline reporter Jeremie Poplin joins the show this week to talk about what's changed with the program over the last several months and expectations for Tulsa football in 2026 and beyond.

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In one of his final appearances as the managing editor of Inside Texas, Joe Cook sits down with Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven to preview the 2026 Texas Longhorns football season.

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The Texas Longhorns have had success against their biggest rival over the last few seasons, holding the Oklahoma Sooners without an offensive touchdown and running away with the rivalry. However, this may be the most complete Oklahoma squad we have seen under Brent Venables.

To help us unpack this edition of the Sooners, we bring back friend of the show Kamiar Mehrabian to give his expert opinion.

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Fall camp is here, and it's time to dive into everything surrounding the 2026 UTEP football team. In this special preview episode hosted by Adrian Broaddus and Zay Galindo, we break down the 25 biggest storylines that will shape the Miners' season as they prepare for their first campaign in the Mountain West.

From position battles and impact transfers to breakout candidates, coaching decisions, and season-defining questions, we cover every angle heading into camp. Which newcomers are ready to make an immediate impact? Who needs to step up? And what will it take for UTEP to exceed expectations in a new conference?

Whether you're a die-hard Miner fan or getting caught up before kickoff, this episode gets you ready for everything to watch as fall camp begins.

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Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Matthew Bartlett, the editor behind AtTheRoost (your number one source for all Rice athletics news), to preview the 2026 Rice Owls season.

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One of the glaring losses on the Texas Longhorns' schedule a year ago was a frustrating loss to the Florida Gators.

The Longhorns went to the swamp with high hopes for SEC play and walked away with a conference loss, that would eventually keep them out of the playoffs. With a new regime bringing the Gators to Austin, what can we expect from them?

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Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Jakob Rodriguez, host of the Squarin' Around Texas State Sports Podcast, to preview the Bobcats first season in the Pac-12!

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Next up in our 2026 Rice Football opponent previews: Tulane. The Green Wave look a lot different than they did the last time they met the Owls on the gridiron. A controversial coaching hire juxtaposed against an impressive roster makes this team one of the hardest to forecast in the American Conference this season. Our friends from the Uptown Update Podcast stop by to give their take on the program right now and whether or not those offseason concerns have merit.

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Host Carter Yates and senior writer Mike Craven are joined by Ryan Monceaux, the publisher of GoCoogs.com, for a full preview for the 2026 Houston Cougars.

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