Owen McCown leads UTSA past Colorado State in Alamodome shootout

SAN ANTONIO (Interstat) — Owen McCown threw for 303 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 17 yards as Texas-San Antonio defeated visiting Colorado State 59-45 in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game on Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners improved to 3-1, while the Rams fell to 2-2. Colorado State quarterback K’saan Farrar passed for 344 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 4 yards, but the Rams could not keep pace. A’Marion Peterson ran for 60 yards and two touchdowns for Texas-San Antonio, and Will Henderson III added 89 rushing yards and a score. Mekhi Anderson caught three passes for 51 yards and scored twice, including a 100-yard kickoff return. DJ Allen Jr. had five receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown. David Amador II caught three passes for 44 yards and a score. Defensively, Darion White made 10 tackles for the Roadrunners, while Owen Pewee and Brandon Tucker each recorded eight. Joel Rogers intercepted a pass. Colorado State’s Oumar Diomande had 15 tackles. Nader Chirchi caught a 5-yard touchdown pass. The Roadrunners secured the home victory with a late scoring surge.