🏆 American Kings of the Dome #21 Navy @ #17 UTSA — 2025 AAC Championship | Episode 13 Postgame Blog
🏆 American Kings of the Dome
#21 Navy @ #17 UTSA — 2025 AAC Championship | Episode 13 Postgame Blog
By Frankie “The Horn” Calderón | Rise of the Roadrunners
Disclaimer:
The following post is a work of fiction created purely for entertainment within the College Football 26 universe. All characters, events, and storylines — including Coach Clay “Stonewall” Merritt, Frankie “The Horn” Calderón, the UTSA Roadrunners, and their opponents — are fictional and not affiliated with the NCAA, UTSA, or any real institutions.
They told UTSA to wait its turn.
UTSA told them to shove the clock.
On the most crucial night this program has ever seen, the Roadrunners lit up the Dome and slammed the door—first FBS conference title in school history. College Football Playoff berth secured.
Final: UTSA 76 – Navy 0
“This isn’t Cinderella. This is a construction crew.” — Frankie the Horn.
Why Tonight Matters
This sport remembers architects — not applicants.
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UTSA Football launched in 2013
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Joined the American Conference in 2023
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Now: Kings of the AAC in 2025
They weren’t given respect. They took it.
And they earned the Group of Five’s golden ticket:
➡️ No. 12 seed in the College Football Playoff
➡️ Road trip to face No. 5 Alabama
San Antonio didn’t just dream.
They showed up and demolished a ranked opponent to seize history.
Final Score Breakdown
| Category | Navy | UTSA |
|---|---|---|
| Final Score | 0 | 76 |
| First Downs | 11 | 22 |
| Yards per Play | 1.3 | 13.7 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 4/14 | 1/1 |
| Total Yards | 218 | 628 |
| Sacks Allowed | 14 | 0 |
UTSA didn’t just win a championship.
They committed a football felony on national television.
Offensive Player of the Game
🚨 RB Robert Henry Jr. — The Guard Dog
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10 carries, 126 yards, 3 TDs
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3 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
Heisman voters… blink twice if you can hear us in the back.
Defensive Player of the Game
🔥 EDGE Brandon Tucker — Head Foreman of the Southwest Sack Exchange
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12 total tackles
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7 tackles for loss
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3.5 sacks
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1 forced fumble
He didn’t play defense — he played demolition.
The Southwest Sack Exchange
14 sacks.
14 statements.
Every play call was a foreclosure notice on Navy’s offense.
| Player | Tackles for Loss | Sacks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Tucker | 7 | 3.5 | Defensive chaos |
| Cameron Blaylock | 8 | 2 | Human forklift |
| Nnanna Anyanwu | 4 | 3.5 | Redshirt Soph — chapter written |
| Tai Leonard | 4 | 1.5 | Stripped momentum |
| Tyan Milton | 1 FF | — | Secondary enforcer |
| Elijah Newell | 1 FF | — | Set tone on ST |
QB Blake Horvath:
24 carries, -83 rushing yards — a stat line that should come with emotional support.
Skill Position Show
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WR Devin McCuin: 3 receptions, 107 yards (35.7 avg), 76-yard smoke screen TD
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TEs Houston Thomas & Dan Dishman: 2 red-zone touchdown catches
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WRs Clark & McQuan: Chain-movers, tone-setters, heat-check bombs
The perimeter became a runway.
QB Redemption — Owen McCown’s Moment
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14/18, 5 Passing TDs, 1 INT
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1 Rushing TD
One mistake on Drive 1.
Zero doubts after that.
Championship football is about memory — McCown forgot the bad and delivered the legendary.
Five Snaps That Broke Navy
1️⃣ Sack → Sack → Sack after early INT: momentum reset
2️⃣ McCuin’s 76-yard jailbreak TD
3️⃣ Henry Jr.’s second touchdown → storm surge
4️⃣ Blocked punt → immediate score → knockout blow
5️⃣ McCown keeper → Domequake ignition
From there, Navy played escape room without clues.
Navy Notes
Respect the future servicemen.
Respect their discipline.
But this was a mismatch of infrastructure and velocity.
Highlights for the Midshipmen:
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Pourciau INT
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Chatman 76 total yards
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Hutchinson 32-yard reception
Everything else?
A recruiting video for UTSA.
The Atmosphere — The Dome Became a Kingdom
60,000+ riding the storm surge.
Confetti, horns, pride and purpose.
A city roaring its arrival.
Coach Clay “Stonewall” Merritt:
“You can’t tell us what the ceiling is. We’re building the next floor.”
Tonight will forever be the night the 210 declared:
We belong. And we’re not done.
NEXT WEEK: College Football Playoff — The Roadrunners Invade the SEC
The Roadrunners are heading back to SEC country — where they embarrassed Texas A&M in Week One — for the College Football Playoff First Round:
No. 12 UTSA @ No. 5 Alabama
Bryant–Denny Stadium — Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Winner advances to the CFP Quarterfinals
Virtual Alabama: Dangerous, Not Untouchable
Record: 9–3
✅ Signature Wins
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@ Florida State — 48–17
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@ #19 Missouri — 38–24
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@ #10 South Carolina — 31–28
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@ #15 Auburn — 38–10
❌ Losses
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@ #9 Georgia — 52–23
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vs #24 Tennessee — 24–17
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vs LSU — 33–28
Frankie Calderón has a message:
“Saban built the museum.
DeBoer is trying to honor the bricks.
But Alabama has already shown the blueprint — they’ve lost two of their three home games that mattered.
Tuscaloosa is wobbling.
And we’re bringing the sledgehammers.”
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✅ Alabama scouting report
✅ CFP bracket breakdown
✅ Sack Exchange matchup analysis
✅ Everything you need before kickoff
This isn’t fear.
This is a Bird Takeover.
Watch, Listen, Celebrate
📺 Full Championship Game Replay & Studio Recap
🎙️ The Far End of the Bench Podcast — Thursdays
📻 94.3 The Bird — All Season Long
👇 Comment Game Ball:
Henry? Tucker? Or the entire Southwest Sack Exchange?
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#UTSAFootball #CollegeFootballPlayoff #AlabamaFootball
#RoadrunnerNation #CFB26 #FEOTBPod #DynastyMode #210Built
Fictional-Frankie "The Horn" Calderon
Frankie Calderón, better known across Texas airwaves as “The Horn,” is a no-nonsense football lifer with a sharp tongue and a soft spot for the underdog. Raised just outside of Pueblo, Colorado, Frankie cut his teeth covering JUCO ball and D2 programs before turning heads with his bold coverage of the Western Colorado Mustangs — and one fiery young coach named Clay Merritt.
When Merritt made the leap to UTSA, Frankie followed — not as a coach, but as the unofficial voice of the program, launching Runner Nation Radio and embedding himself in the culture of the team.
Fans love him. Opposing coaches fear him. And Stonewall? He respects the hell out of him.
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