The Horns host the Roadrunners for the second time.

AUSTIN, Texas — The non-conference season marches on for the No. 2 Texas Longhorns as head coach Steve Sarkisian’s program tries to avoid a letdown against the UTSA Roadrunners at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday in Austin following last week’s dominant win over the then-No. 10 Michigan Wolverines.

Head coach Jeff Traylor and his Roadrunners are in the opposite position — trying to bounce back from the 49-10 destruction by the Bobcats in San Marcos, arguably the worst loss of Traylor’s tenure in San Antonio.

Texas is favored by 35.5 points, according to FanDuel, in the second all-time matchup between the two programs separated by just over 80 miles. The Horns won the first game, 41-20, in 2022.

Pregame

Before the Longhorns and Roadrunners came out for the final warmups before kickoff, the focus turned to the injury situation at Texas with the school announcing that junior running back Jaydon Blue (ankle), redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Aaron Bryant (knee), and sophomore safety Jelani McDonald will all miss Saturday’s game.

Blue suffered a right ankle injury in the first quarter against Michigan before returning late in the first half. When Bryant and McDonald suffered their injuries is less clear.

Freshman safety Xavier Filsaime is also not dressed for the Longhorns.

Here are the Texas captains for today’s game, a group that includes redshirt junior edge Trey Moore, who spent his first three seasons at UTSA: