The Roadrunners of UTSA will pose a stronger opening-game challenge for the Sooners than many expect. To begin with, they possess one of the best guard combinations in the country in juniors Jhivvan Jackson and Keaton Wallace. Between them, the two All-Conference USA guards averaged more than 40 points a game last season for a Roadrunner team that finished fourth in the conference with an 11-7 record and 17-15 overall.
UTSA likes to play an up-tempo game and is capable of scoring 80 or more points in any given game. The young Sooners will receive a stern test on the defensive end and will have to shoot well and use their size advantage to avoid an opening night upset.