Cord, Lee lead Vaqueros WR room entering Year 2
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Over the next three weeks, RGVSports.com will take you inside fall camp with the UTRGV Vaqueros as they prepare to kick off the 2026 season against UT Permian Basin in front of a sellout crowd on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Vackar Stadium in Edinburg. First up in the […]
Valley’s top offensive linemen ready to battle in the trenches
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDITOR’S NOTE: This story continues our position-by-position look at the top returning high school football players in the Rio Grande Valley. Follow the series in the coming weeks as we count down to the release of our annual Top 30 players list. The 2026 high school football season is officially […]
Vaqueros picked to finish 4th in SLC, 12 earn preseason honors
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Before kicking off their inaugural season in 2025, the first-year UTRGV Vaqueros were predicted to finish 10th out of 10 teams in the Southland Conference’s preseason poll. After a 9-3 record in Year 1 and going 5-3 in conference play to finish tied for third, the Vaqueros have […]
District 31-6A Preview: New-look district brings fresh challengers
IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER Teams across the Rio Grande Valley hit the field Monday for the official start of the 2026 football season, with sub-5A teams and 5A/6A squads that did not participate in spring ball holding their first practices of the year. With Week 1 of the regular season just over three weeks […]
UTRGV walk-on DB Jordan Ford earns full scholarship
EDINBURG — UTRGV fifth-year defensive back Jordan Ford lives by the motto, “Stay down til you come up.”
RGV volleyball teams practice at midnight to start season
HARLINGEN — The UIL volleyball season is here. The first day teams were allowed to practice was August 1st. Teams were eager to step on the court or even fields as they prepare for the three-month long season. In the Lower Valley, Harlingen South had its first ever midnight practice to ring in the new […]
Weslaco’s Urbina scores first round TKO at UFC Fight Night in Serbia
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer Weslaco native Gilbert “The RGV Bad Boy” Urbina scored a first round technical knockout over Vlasto Cepo to open the UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez main card Saturday in Belgrade, Serbia. Urbina, who was making his middleweight debut, withstood an early barrage of punches from Cepo before turning the […]
Ingleside alumni Jakobsohn, Smith reunite at UTRGV
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Ingleside alumni Aidan Jakobsohn and Jaydon Smith lit up scoreboards across South Texas during their days together with the Mustangs. Best friends since about kindergarten, Smith estimates, the two went their separate ways upon graduation. Smith signed with North Texas to play safety, while Jakobsohn signed to join a […]
Back In Business: UTRGV kicks off fall camp for Year 2
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Just in case people thought the UTRGV Vaqueros were satisfied with putting together the winningest inaugural FCS season by a startup program in 2025, they’re chasing a conference championship in Year 2, and head coach Travis Bush reminded his group on Day 1 of fall camp Thursday at […]
UTRGV football kicks off fall camp Thursday
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — After delivering the winningest inaugural season by a first-year program in FCS history, the UTRGV Vaqueros are one sleep away from kicking off their second fall camp in preparation for the 2026 campaign. UTRGV set the standard in Year 1, finishing 9-3 overall, a perfect 7-0 at home […]