Record-setting UTSA QB to return for 7th season
UTSA got a huge boost on Wednesday when star quarterback Frank Harris revealed he would return for his seventh season after securing a new NIL deal.Harris, the greatest player in UTSA history, holds 34 school records. On Friday, he tossed for 341 lawns and four goals to lead the Roadrunners to their second straight Conference USA championship.Harris completed 71 percent of his passes this year for 3,865 lawns
, 31 goals and ran for 588 yards and nine TDs as the Roadrunners, who were ranked No. 25 in the College Football Playoff’s final rankings, are headed to the Remedy Bowl.2 Related Now, with UTSA headed to the AAC next season, coach Jeff Traylor lobbied
his fans to
ante up the name, image and similarity money to keep Harris in San Antonio after the C-USA title game.”I ‘d make it really hard for him to leave,”Traylor stated afterward.”He’s enjoyable to see.
That’s the very best money you could ever invest.” On Wednesday, Harris made his statement at the offices of the PM Group, a San Antonio
marketing, marketing and branding agency. The San Antonio Express-News reported that PM Group CEO Bob Wills stated they had cut a deal in the 6 figures which the agency had”accepted fund the NIL settlement to protect the Conference U.S.A. MVP.” No figures were disclosed.It’s among the most fascinating cases of NIL yet at the Group of 5 level, enabling a group to maintain the face of
the program when he could’ve gone to the NFL or leapt to a larger school.” For him to come back another year is gon na provide us a remarkable boost going to the AAC,” Traylor
told ESPN.” Our receivers will be thrilled, our employees will be delighted, our group will be thrilled. Everyone’s gon na be delighted. It’s a big boost. It’s a terrific day in the city of San Antonio.”Harris redshirted in his very first season in 2017, missed all of 2018 with an injury then was restricted to four games the next season after suffering another season-ending injury. After both the redshirt and medical redshirts, he is eligible for a seventh season due to the COVID waiver approved to players by the NCAA. He is responsible for more than 10,000 yards of overall offense at UTSA.Traylor, who is a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award and was named CUSA coach of the year on Wednesday, stated he was appreciative of the city’s assistance to keep Harris and continue to develop the recently established program, which went 12-2 in 2015 and is 11-2 up until now this year.” It’s gon na take a big dedication from a lot of people in the city,”Traylor stated. “We might not have as numerous billionaires as some cities do, however we got a lot of people. If everybody offers a little
, those kids are really fun to view.”