Photo Credit: Nicholls Athletics Before UTRGV ever stepped on the field at Nicholls, DITV laid out a pretty simple assignment: Make them defend. Stay on schedule. Don’t hand them the football. UTRGV made Nicholls defend. The Vaqueros outgained the Colonels 327-322, finished even at 21 first downs and nearly erased a 17-point fourth-quarter deficit. The other two? That’s where this one got sideways. Ten penalties. Three turnovers. Four sacks allowed. Only 63 net rushing yards.

UTRGV men’s cross country made progress last season. The Vaqueros finished fifth at the Southland Conference Championships, their best conference finish in five years, with five runners setting personal bests. Now two of their top three finishers from that race are gone. Who replaces those points? Saturday’s UIW Invitational gave us our first look — and the first Vaquero across the line was a freshman. Brock Morales led UTRGV in his collegiate debut, finishing 26th in approxi

UTRGV women’s cross country entered 2026 with something to build on. The Vaqueros finished third at the Southland Conference Championships last fall, their best conference finish in 15 years, and were picked third again in this year’s preseason poll. Then came the season opener. Kailey Salazar and Mia Picazo immediately gave us something to talk about. Salazar produced one of the fastest 5Ks in program history, while Picazo made a significant jump from where she started last

Tracking Valley players carrying the 956 into college football. Somebody in the Valley remembers these kids before the offers, before the college graphics and before signing day. They remember the little kid at the barbecue with a football in his hands, the rides to practice, the summer heat, the Friday nights and the work it took to get there. Now those same kids are in college football programs all over the country. That’s what DITV wants to celebrate — not just where they