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- [on3] 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... [source](https://www.on3.com/teams/texas-longhorns/news/everything-utsa-coach-jeff-traylor-said-after-losing-30-6-texas
- [247] OL/LB: (Photo: JJ Perez, InsideRunnerSports.com) Head Coach Jeff Traylor CB Asaad Chapman OL Ben Rios ILB Darion White
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Everything UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said about 'physical mismatch' vs. Texas and more
- 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.
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