Last year, the not-so-little private Catholic university in San Antonio won the Southland Conference for the fourth time in the past seven seasons and also earned its fourth trip to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoffs, with a best-ever number-six seed in the 24-team bracket. The University of the Incarnate Word is led by a familiar name in quarterback Zach Calzada, best known for his time at Texas A&M (he led the Aggies to an upset of top-ranked Alabama in 2021). The Cardinals’ 31-year-old head coach, Clint Killough, is as San Antonio as Doug Sahm—a star quarterback at the Alamo City’s MacArthur High School who then became a Cardinals wide receiver. More about the star power on the team at the link in our bio. 📸: University of the Incarnate Word