After a stirring season-opening win against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Week 0, the Illinois Fighting Illini stay home for a non-conference tilt with the UTSA Roadrunners this Saturday night at Memorial Stadium. It’ll be the season debut for UTSA and the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
The University of Texas at San Antonio football program was formed in 2011 under the stewardship of former Miami Hurricanes head coach Larry Coker. He resigned in 2016 after guiding UTSA through the transition from FBS Independent to WAC to Conference USA. Frank Wilson took over the program from there and led the Roadrunners to their first bowl game, the 2016 New Mexico Bowl.