Texas State, UTSA announce rivalry brand name

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Texas State Football

The rivalry is official.

Five years after the first-ever football game between Texas State and UTSA, the rivalry has a new name and sponsor for this year's installment.

"It is great to have H-E-B supporting the I-35 football series between Texas State and UTSA," Texas State Director of Athletics Larry Teis said. "H-E-B has a great relationship with the state of Texas and both universities. We have continued to play UTSA in other sports and the rivalry is strong for our student-athletes and fans."

The programs announced Tuesday morning that the game will be named the HEB I-35 Showdown with the grocery store sponsoring the series through next season. Both teams will face on inside Bobcat Stadium on September 23 and next season on September 22 inside the Alamo Dome in San Antonio.

"We're thrilled that H-E-B has become the title sponsor for the I-35 rivalry football games between UTSA and Texas State," UTSA Associate Vice President/Director of Athletics Lynn Hickey said. "No matter the sport, both fan bases always show up in strong support when the Roadrunners and the Bobcats get together on the playing fields. This newly-branded name for the football games this season and next will only add to the rich history between the two schools."

This past week, UTSA also announced that it had extended head coach Frank Wilson's contract through 2022 in which Wilson will make $900,000 this upcoming season with an increase to $975,000 next season. The deal makes him the third-highest paid coach in Conference USA.

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