Coach: Mike Salinas (5th season). Starters returning O/D: 5/5. 2023: 7-3, 5-3 LSC

Mike Salinas was hoping to get through spring practice healthy. That focus is understandable after Texas A&M-Kingsville used four different starting quarterbacks in 2023 due to injury. Yet the Javelinas still won seven games. Salinas believes his team’s depth is ready to challenge for the LSC title despite graduating 23 seniors last year.

“We feel good about our depth right now,” Salinas said. “We utilized the spring to get these players reps in our scrimmages and tried to put them in as many game situations as possible. Some guys have stayed around for four years and sat behind the seniors. These guys are ready to emerge as leaders and continue to set the standard.”

The Javelinas are set to challenge for the LSC title in 2024, provided they avoid injuries that ravaged the roster last season.