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It is never too late to start delving into football season. With just over 90 days left until UTSA starts the season on the road against Houston, we start to breakdown each scholarship player currently on the roster for the 2014 season. We'll go in numerical order and next up is Austin Robinson.

Austin Robinson was the lone quarterback signed in the 2013 recruiting class. He was a heralded private-school dual-threat quarterback out of Houston Episcopal known for his ability to make something out of nothing. As a senior he was 105-of-178 through the air (59 percent) for 1,487 yards and 14 touchdowns. He accounted for over 800 yards as a rusher in that season. The kid looks like a quarterback and comes from great bloodlines. His dad played at Texas in the 80's and Austin is a very mature kid despite being one of the youngest players currently on the roster. He used a redshirt last season and still has four years left of eligibility.

The expectations for Robinson grew exponentially when Zach Conque transferred to play for his dad at SFA after the 2013 season. Coupled with the loss of Eric Soza to graduation, Robinson entered spring camp as one of two quarterbacks on the roster with a scholarship. The other is expected starter Tucker Carter. This has sped up the importance of Robinson's evolution as a quarterback and, fair or not, has made him one of the most important players on the Roadrunner roster. Unless UTSA adds a transfer that can play right away before the 2014 season rolls around, the redshirt freshman will be the guy counted on this fall if something happens to Carter. When he was signed it was assumed that Robinson would have until the 2015 season to really make his mark, but that plan has changed and he has to continue to improve and learn the UTSA offense for the Roadrunners to have confidence if Carter goes down to injury.

The fact is that Austin Robinson has more pure talent than almost anyone else on the UTSA roster, regardless of position. He isn't even 19 years old and he is a 6-foot-3, 230 pound quarterback that can outrun nearly everyone on the field. He's also come around a lot as a passer since arriving on campus and UTSA offensive coordinator Kevin Brown deserves a ton of credit, as does Robinson and his work ethic. He made incredible leaps from fall to spring and if that progression continues it will ease the mind of Roadrunner fans everywhere. If he had to play today, the truth is UTSA would have to limit the playbook and highlight Robinson's current strengths, which are running and making quick decision in the passing game. If he continues to learn the playbook and the game starts to slow down, Robinson could be one of the better backup quarterbacks in CUSA. If not, UTSA is in trouble if something happens to the starter. Robinson strikes me as a gamer, so he may be one of those guys that explodes under the pressure and never looks back.

The floor is quite simple, really. The worst-case scenario is that Carter goes down to injury and Robinson isn't ready. That would leave UTSA in quite the bind because next up would likely be incoming freshman Blake Bogenschutz. Bogie is going to be a really good quarterback one day, but asking him to go from Class 3A football to CUSA level action in just a few months is unfair. The staff may not have a choice if Robinson if overwhelmed and simply not ready to lead this team to wins.

The quarterback battle going into the 2015 season is going to be epic unless someone leaves the program. We were all looking forward to Conque and Carter competing this spring and fall for the job but that was dashed with Conque's transfer. It'll likely be a Robinson/Bogenschutz battle to be the starting quarterback in 2015 and beyond once Carter graduates. If Robinson doesn't play this year and loses the competition in 2015 he may be a player we never hear from at UTSA. Or, he could just as easily be a three-year starter and the next face of the program.

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