UTRGV Hosts Free Orange & White Spring Game April 11 in Brownsville

Travis Bush's first public answer to UTRGV's most pressing offseason question arrives Saturday, when the Vaqueros host their Orange & White Spring Game at Sams Memorial Stadium in Brownsville. Admission is free; Showpass lists the ticket price at $0.00, with reservations available through the event's direct ticketing link.

The game kicks off at 2:00 p.m. CDT and runs through a 6:30 p.m. window, giving fans most of an April 11 afternoon to watch the Vaqueros work through their second spring at the FCS level. For a program still in early Division I play, the showcase carries weight that a routine spring game does not.

The quarterback room is the headlining storyline. UTRGV lost significant production to graduation and early exits following a record-setting inaugural FCS season, and the Orange & White Game will be the first time Bush's staff signals publicly which direction the competition is trending. Observers will also track who has separated at receiver and running back, and which offensive linemen are positioning themselves to anchor the line heading into what the program has described as an ambitious 2026 schedule. Those three position groups will be the clearest indicators of whether the Vaqueros have enough returning and incoming production to build on their first-year foundation.

For NFL and CFL scouts running regional April circuits, Sams Memorial Stadium is a low-cost stop. UTRGV's spring finale overlaps with other FCS and FBS events the same weekend, making it a viable addition to a multi-school swing for evaluators tracking mid-round or undrafted free-agent targets. The open public format also extends the media window, allowing reporters access to coaches and position groups before fall camp closes those conversations off.

UTRGV's inaugural FCS season generated substantial local coverage and early community support across the Rio Grande Valley. Saturday's spring game is the first real measure of where the program stands heading into its third year of building a Division I identity, and what Bush's staff has assembled in the months since that inaugural campaign closed.