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After the Texas loss, Jeff Traylor said UTSA's defense was using more of a bend-don't-break approach and credited its red-zone work, tackling and run fits. Run fits had been a specific practice emphasis that week. His assessment described improved execution against Texas, not a newly announced defensive front or personnel change.

Traylor said four offensive holding flags and offensive pass interference repeatedly erased UTSA first downs and created long-yardage situations against Texas. He singled out recurring tight-end and receiver holds despite practicing hand placement, leverage and pad level. He wanted hands inside and blockers staying upright, not an announced lineup change.

Traylor declined to judge Owen McCown harshly after Texas because UTSA could not protect him and repeatedly put him in first-and-20. He described blockers being knocked backward and down in a physical mismatch. That was an explanation of the quarterback's difficult conditions, not a quarterback change or a claim that protection was adequate.

Reviewing UTSA's 13-play first-half drive against Texas, Traylor noted that avoiding flags let the offense move, but execution still left yards available: a spread draw left a gap unblocked, and another draw gained eight yards despite a fumbled snap. These were specific assignment and exchange errors, not evidence of a newly installed run scheme.