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Uvalde football's incredible rally, Manu Ginobili's induction into the Hall of Fame and San Antonio FC's historic first title are three of the top 12 sports stories from an unforgettable 2022.

Beard was hired by UT in 2021. The university paid $4 million to buy out his contract at Texas Tech University. He was one of UT’s highest-paid employees.

Kobe Johnson broke free for a 31-yard touchdown run midway through the final quarter, Dawson Weber came up with a clutch interception with just over a minute left and North Dakota State came back twice to beat Incarnate Word, 35-32 in a Football Championship Subdivision semifinal.

Chris Beard was hired in 2021 and is one of the University of Texas’ highest-paid employees.

Quarterback Lindsey Scott Jr. found Taylor Grimes for the game-winning touchdown with 27 seconds left, as UIW defeated Sacramento State 66-63 to advance to the FCS Semifinals for the first time in program history.

UTSA will celebrate its C-USA Conference championship with a river parade on Friday night before heading to Orlando for the Duluth Trading Cure Bowl next week.

Texas returns to the Valero Alamo Bowl for the first time since 2020, and the No. 20 Longhorns will take on No. 12 Washington in the Alamodome on Thursday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m.

No. 25 UTSA will travel to Orlando to take on No. 24 Troy in the Cure Bowl on Thursday, December 16 at 2 p.m.

After seeing their 14-point second-half lead evaporate, Lindsey Scott Jr hits Kole Wilson for the game-winning touchdown to lift UIW to a hard-fought victory over Furman in the second round of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday afternoon.

For the second straight season, UTSA celebrated a Conference USA Championship in the Alamodome in front of 41-thousand fans, defeating North Texas 48-27 on Friday night.

UTSA brings another long winning streak into a late-season matchup with North Texas.

For the second straight season, UTSA will host the Conference USA Championship Game, and head coach Jeff Traylor wants to pack the Alamodome with a record-setting crowd to help the Roadrunners take on North Texas.

Texas State Athletic Director Don Coryell announced on Sunday that the Bobcats are moving on from head coach Jake Spavital after four seasons.

For the first time this season, UTSA is ranked in both national college football polls.

Devon Achane had a career-best 215 yards rushing with two touchdowns, and Texas A&M stunned No. 6 LSU 38-23, all but certainly knocking the Tigers out of contention for the College Football Playoff.

After enjoying their first-round bye this week, UIW will return to action at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium to host Furman in the second round of the FCS Playoffs next Saturday.

Once trailing 24-0 midway through the second quarter, the Roadrunners completed an epic rally to knock off an upset-minded UTEP squad 34-31 in the Alamodome on the final game of the 2022 regular season.

Despite a 17-point second half, Trinity could not overcome a 10-point halftime deficit in a 24-17 loss to the defending Division III National Champions Mary Hardin-Baylor on Saturday.

Following a dominant 10-1 regular season, UIW enters the FCS Playoffs with the No. 7 overall seed, earning a first-round bye and a home playoff game.

UTSA football is a nationally-ranked program once again, now No. 25 in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll.

Lindsey Scott Jr. passed for 382 yards and five touchdowns, Marcus Cooper ran for a career-high 254 yards and two scores and Incarnate Word steamrolled Northwestern State 66-7.

Quarterback Frank Harris accounted for five total touchdowns, as UTSA cruised past Rice on Saturday afternoon to clinch home-field advantage in the Conference USA Championship game for the second straight season.

Senior wide receiver Ryan Merrifield caught the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter, as Trinity defeated Hardin-Simmons at home 14-7 to advance to the second round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.

Jarquez Hunter and Tank Bigsby each rushed for 121 yards and Auburn held on for a 13-10 victory over Texas A&M, in a battle of teams tied for last in their division.

Lindsey Scott Jr. tied a school record with seven touchdowns in the first half and Incarnate Word routed Houston Christian 73-20.

Texas believes it’s a tougher, more resilient team that last season — and the Longhorns are showing it so far this fall.

Frank Harris threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns, Kevorian Barnes rushed for 128 yards and two scores, and UTSA eased past Florida International 30-10.

Lindsey Scott Jr. passed for 401 yards and seven touchdowns — all on seven first-half possessions — to propel Incarnate Word to a 56-17 victory over Lamar.

Frank Harris completed 24 of 35 passes for 275 yards and touchdown and added 61 yards rushing — including a 12-yard TD — on 10 carries to help UTSA beat Western Kentucky 31-28.

Hudson Card passed for three touchdowns to lead Texas to a 38-20 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night.

Lindsey Scott Jr. threw four touchdown passes and ran for three more as Incarnate Word rolled past McNeese State 48-20 in a Southland Conference battle.

Mississippi State forced No. 17 Texas A&M into four turnovers, including three inside the red zone, and the Bulldogs took advantage in a 42-24 victory on Saturday.

Frank Harris threw for a program-record 414 yards and accounted for four touchdowns to lead UTSA to a 45-30 victory over Middle Tennessee in a Conference USA opener.

Texas earned national praise for a close loss to Alabama.

Frank Harris threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winner to JT Clark in overtime, rallying UTSA to a 41-38 victory over Army.

Quinn Ewers threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns in his debut at quarterback for Texas and the Longhorns rolled over Louisiana-Monroe 52-10 in the season-opener for both programs.

Haynes King threw for a career-high 364 yards and three long touchdowns to lead No. 6 Texas A&M to a 31-0 win over Sam Houston Saturday in a game that included an almost three-hour weather delay.

Houston quarterback Clayton Tune leaped over a defender to score on a 13-yard run as the 24th-ranked Cougars escaped with 37-35 victory over UTSA in three overtimes at the Alamodome.

Haynes King will start for the sixth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies in their opener against Sam Houston State on Saturday.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says freshman Quinn Ewers was named the Longhorns' starting quarterback because he’s a talent who can “make all the throws.”.

Texas starts the season unranked after a 5-7 finish in 2021.

Conference USA is in a state of transition, with six of its 11 football teams going into their last seasons in the league.

Kinzie Hansen and Grace Lyons hit three-run homers, Jayda Coleman made two spectacular defensive plays and No. 1 seed Oklahoma defeated unseeded Texas 10-5 to win its second straight Women’s College World Series title.

Sincere McCormick is the most prolific running back in UTSA football history, and now he’s a member of the Las Vegas Raiders.

The biggest position battle in the Big 12 is Texas quarterback.

The NCAA men’s basketball tournament is down to its final four teams, if you can believe it.

UTSA football held its annual Pro Day on Wednesday, allowing 12 former UTSA football student-athletes a chance to impress NFL teams.

Buddy Meyer Jr., who retired from coaching Men’s Basketball in 2005, impacted so many lives over the course of 41 years at St. Mary’s as a student-athlete, coach and athletics director.

After one of the greatest years in San Antonio sports history, KSAT 12 counts down the 12 best moments and memories from 2021.

Top-ranked Alabama is headed to another national championship game.

Daniel P. Villanueva has been with KSAT 12 since 2003 and is the producer of our one-hour sports show, "Instant Replay." Villanueva is a graduate of St. Mary's University and is a TAPB and Lone Star Emmy award winner.

RJ Marquez is a reporter who has been at KSAT since 2010. He's covered a variety of stories and events across the San Antonio area. He also covers the Spurs for our on-air and digital platforms. You can see RJ regularly on KSAT News at 9 and Good Morning San Antonio.

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