Michael Karlis is a Staff Writer at the San Antonio Current. He is a graduate of American University in Washington, D.C., ...

UTSA is celebrating its 55th anniversary on June 5, 2024, and the bold journey of the university’s beloved mascot, Rowdy the Roadrunner, reflects the same spirit and growth of the university. Over the ...

In 1977, UTSA hosted an election to determine a school mascot. Many choices were considered ... hatching' from an egg during a basketball pep rally on November 24, 1981. Rowdy's name is believed to ...

But he would have to settle for the No. 13, revealing to Jones and the rest of Cowboys Nation that No. 0 belonged to the team's mascot, Rowdy. This gave fans an axe to grind, not only because of ...