Texas-San Antonio makes its AAC debut at Houston which just left the AAC for the Big 12. For this opener, I have to go with the team with the most offensive stability and that is UTSA who has 16 total starters returning from last season, including QB Frank Harris in his seventh NCAA season as well as four offensive-linemen protecting him. Houston has a new QB, a new RB, and only two OLs back. Seven starters back between both sides of the ball. I’m on UTSA to cover.

Don't sleep on the Roadrunners this year as I think they have the potential to be a top-3 Group of 5 auto bid contender for the College Football Playoff. Quarterback Frank Harris is back for his 7th season and joins 15 other returning starters on Jeff Traylor's squad. The revenge angle from last year's triple OT thriller is in play, hence the weird line of UTSA being favored on the road. While many people would consider this result an upset, the oddsmakers and I agree that it wouldn't be!

It's the Big 12 debut for Houston and the AAC debut for two-time reigning Conference USA champion UTSA, which brings back 16 starters from last year's 11-win team, led by 10th-year (only slightly exaggerating) quarterback Frank Harris. May as well call him Frank "The Tank" because I think he's older now than Will Ferrell was in Old School. (Who hasn't gone streaking through the quad and wanted late night KFC?) Houston lost Clayton Tune and Nathaniel “Tank” Dell, one of the most prolific quarterback-receiver duos in school history. UH beat UTSA in triple OT last year. Tune and Dell combined for 6 TDs.