Press release from FSSW about “The Birth of a Program”

FOX Sports Southwest will launch a new reality sports documentary series this week that will chronicle the start of the University of Texas at San Antonio’s inaugural football season.

“UTSA Football: The Birth of a Program” will premiere at 11:30 a.m. (CT) on Saturday, May 14, with the first of six 30-minute episodes that will follow the Roadrunners to their inaugural season opener on Sept. 3 against Northeastern (Okla.) State.

The series will be carried on FOX Sports Southwest, FOX Sports Houston and FOX Sports Oklahoma, which reach more than 10 million cable and satellite TV homes in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.

The shows will offer an all-access look at how the UTSA football program was started from scratch two years ago by University President and San Antonio native Dr. Ricardo Romo and Athletics Director Lynn Hickey, the only female AD in Texas to oversee both men’s and women’s sports.

The series will take viewers on a behind-the-scenes journey that began in March 2009 when UTSA hired Larry Coker, who led Miami (Fla.) to the 2001 National Championship, to guide the new program.

A FOX Sports Southwest camera crew began following Coker this spring as he readied the team for the inaugural season. The crew will continue to record Coker’s preparations throughout the spring and summer, culminating with the final episode following the Roadrunners’ much anticipated inaugural game at the Alamodome.

Included in the release was the following broadcast schedule:
(All times listed are Central; Schedule subject to change)

Episode 1: Saturday, May 14, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday, May 15, 10:00 p.m.; Monday, May 16, noon; Tuesday, May 17, 6:00 p.m.; Friday, May 20, 3:00 p.m.; Tuesday, May 24, 6:00 p.m.; Thursday, June 16, 11:00 a.m.

Episode 2: Saturday, May 28, 10:00 p.m.; Friday, June 3, 11:00 a.m.; Saturday, June 4, 1:00 p.m.; Tuesday, June 7, 11:00 p.m.; Friday, June 10, 1:00 p.m.; Saturday, June 11, 10:00 p.m.; Tuesday, June 14, 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, June 16, 11:30 a.m.

Episode 3: Sunday, June 26, 6:00 p.m.; Monday, June 27, 3:30 p.m.; Tuesday, June 28, 6:00 p.m.; Friday, July 1, 1:00 p.m.; Sunday, July 3, 6:00 p.m.; Sunday, July 10, 10:00 p.m; Wednesday, July 20, 8:00 p.m.

Episode 4: Late July-August. Dates & times TBA

Episode 5: Late August-September. Dates & times TBA

Episode 6: Late September-October. Dates & times TBA

Read the entire release: Reality sports documentary series to chronicle UTSA’s inaugural football season.


Additionally, Fox Sports has been airing the following commercial for “The Birth of a Program”:



Here’s a link to the same press release and commercial on the UTSA Athletics site: Reality documentary series to chronicle UTSA’s inaugural football season – goUTSAcom: Official website of The University of Texas at San Antonio Athletics Department.

Premiere of “The Birth of a Program” pushed back

We had announced earlier this week that the new series “UTSA Football – The Birth of a Program” would be premiering tonight on FSSW, but as some of you may have already realized, it has been replaced by “Spurs Insider” on most TV listings.

Now, according to multiple listings, the season premiere will be on Saturday, May 14 at 11:30 am, but as we’ve seen this week, the TV scheduling process is extremely fluid, so check back here often for any news regarding the show.

UPDATE: UTSA Tailgaters has reportedly confirmed with the UTSA Athletics staff that the show will in fact premiere on Saturday, May 14 as most listings now confirm. Apparently a preview of the series will be airing tonight, so you may still want to tune in or set your DVR to record FSSW at 7:00 pm, just in case they show a preview or the full episode.

Here is the tentative programming schedule for “The Birth of a Program” on FSSW, according to TitanTV:



While you’re awaiting the premiere, join us to discuss the new show at Rowdyville: http://rowdyville.net/forum/index.php?topic=419

“UTSA Football – The Birth of a Program” airs Thursday on FSSW

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UPDATE: The series premiere has been moved to Saturday, May 14 at 11:30 am on FSSW. See this post for details.
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The series premiere of “UTSA Football – The Birth of a Program” will be this Thursday, May 5 at 7 pm on Fox Sports Southwest.

The episode will re-air on Saturday, May 7 at 11 am, also on Fox Sports Southwest.


If you live in the San Antonio area, you can find FSSW on the following channels, depending on your service provider:

  • Time Warner Cable – ch. 26 (SD), 150 (HD)
  • AT&T U-Verse – ch. 753/756 (SD), 1753/1756 (HD)
  • DirecTV – ch. 676
  • Grande – ch. 31

It looks like it will be airing throughout the Fox Sports Southwest and Fox Sports Houston coverage zones, even outside of San Antonio, so if you live elsewhere in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana or Arkansas, then check your local listings.