“Zone Six means touchdown. End zone,” WR De'Corian Clark said. “That’s what that is, and that’s what we’re planning to get into, every time.”
Wide receiver De’Corian Clark catches a pass under pressure from cornerback Corey Mayfield, Jr. defends on the first day of UTSA Fall football camp at the Roadrunner Athletics Center for Excellence, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.Combining for 2,601 yards and 25 touchdowns last season, UTSA’s trio of Zakhari Franklin, Joshua Cephus and De’Corian Clark earned the Roadrunners’ receiver group the moniker “Bomb Squad.
Coach Jeff Traylor notices the ball almost never touches the ground when Harris and the top wideouts have the reins in practice, and Traylor spends much more time around the rest of the position group than the three at the top of the depth chart. Franklin said he’s learned which play calls and defensive looks make Harris more likely to look his way.
Traylor offered a more conservative assessment, noting that Franklin was “gimped up a lot” during summer workouts. But Traylor also acknowledged that Franklin always has delivered on the field, thriving despite a bow-legged posture that once led Traylor to question his health on a weekly basis. “The same thing I was working on last year: I feel like I have to display more yards after catch,” Cephus said. “I’ve been continuing to work on running with the ball in my hand, being agile with the ball in my hand. You’ll see that on film.”