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Traylor Talk Years of recruiting create indelible memories

10/22/2022 11:18:00 PM

Traylor Talk Years of recruiting create indelible memories for UTSA coach

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Traylor Talk : Years of recruiting create indelible memories for UTSA coach Continuing a weekly Q&A series, UTSA coach Jeff Traylor reflects on some of the... The effort to land players as an assistant for two years with the Longhorns, a season at SMU and two years at Arkansas takes on a different tenor compared to his role as the head coach at UTSA, but the process always creates some indelible relationships and memorable circumstances. A:I've already landed Brandon Jones, who was a huge recruit for Charlie, and then Devin Duvernay was a huge recruit for Charlie, as well. They're amazing people, as well, Brandon and Devin are. So, I've gotten very close to all of them. So, Devin tells me he’s coming. The next day is such a great day. And I was having a great time. I was on hole No. 3, and Charlie called, and he said, ‘Have you heard yet?’ And I said, ‘No, sir.’ He said, ‘Devin has changed his mind, and he’s going to TCU now. It’s a national story. I know you’re on the golf course with your brothers today and haven’t probably been checking your phone, and I just wanted to let you know before it ruined your day.’ All of a sudden, as I'm on the phone with him, Devin is calling me. I said, ‘Coach, this is Devin right now.’ He said, ‘Well, take it, take it.’ Devin says, ‘Coach, me and my mom thought about it long and hard, and we just want to go play for Coach Patterson. Their receiver coach did a better job than the receiver coach at Texas, and we just want to go there.’ Read more:
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UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor fires up his team on Saturday, Sept.Defensive lineman Nick Booker-Brown and UTSA will try to improve to 4-0 in Conference USA.Stadium (CW35) Last week:  UTSA traveled to Miami and won a comfortable 30-10 victory over Florida International.Receiver Zakhari Franklin and UTSA are seeking to avenge last year’s 22-point loss to North Texas in Denton. 3, 2022 at the Alamodome. Ronald Cortes / Contributor As a former Big 12 Recruiter of the Year at Texas and a high school coach for 15 years at Gilmer, Jeff Traylor has seen the recruiting process from all angles.” The Roadrunners were one win from an undefeated regular season when the Mean Green unleashed a 45-23 thrashing last year in Denton. The effort to land players as an assistant for two years with the Longhorns, a season at SMU and two years at Arkansas takes on a different tenor compared to his role as the head coach at UTSA, but the process always creates some indelible relationships and memorable circumstances. North Texas also had a relatively easy win last week at home against Louisiana Tech. After earning his start as a college recruiter under head coach Charlie Strong at Texas, Traylor is now responsible for guiding his own group of assistants with the Roadrunners. Entering as the only two teams with unbeaten records in C-USA, UTSA and North Texas will meet at 2:30 p. Q: Do you have any particularly crazy recruiting story or anything that jumps out from your career of some extreme extent you went to trying to land a player? A: I’ll tell you a trick Charlie Strong played on me one time that ruined my day. Saturday in the Alamodome is a clash of the only two 3-0 teams in Conference USA, marking a major checkpoint in the Roadrunners’ aim to repeat as league champion. Devin Duvernay, who now plays for the Ravens, Charlie really wanted him. Saturday in the Alamodome to determine who will sit atop the conference standings at the halfway point of the league calendar. We know how big the game is — two 3-0 teams in a conference game. I had a good relationship with his high school coach, Red Behrens. And it was down to us and TCU. It’s going to be a good showdown,” Roadrunners offensive lineman Terrell Haynes said. Devin and I were very close, and I worked hard.” North Texas linebacker Kevin Wood, who attended Judson: “I know a lot of those guys, being from down there. Mom, dad, they were all on my side, and his best friend. We’re really excited for the opportunity. “I could barely sleep last night, thinking about it. One of his best friends is Brandon Jones, who I recruited out of Nacogdoches, who now plays for the Dolphins. This is at the late, late end of it, because he had been at Baylor when all of that stuff at Baylor had gone on, so Devin got out of there. UNT ground game After setting a school record with 475 rushing yards in last week’s win against Louisiana Tech, North Texas ranks sixth nationally with 251. I love a lot of those guys. Here he is, available late, and I had a rare day off. And Devin had told me that he was coming.81 yards per carry. It was done.6 yards per game. “We let the rivalries be decided by the fans, but they don’t like us, and we don’t like them,” Haynes said. I was so happy, and it just timed up that I was getting to play golf with my brothers the next day, and my sons. “They run a pretty tight run game over there, so as long as we can do our job, fit in our gaps and tackle, we’ll be good. All the Traylors, just on the golf course, finally a day off, I'm back in East Texas. I've already landed Brandon Jones, who was a huge recruit for Charlie, and then Devin Duvernay was a huge recruit for Charlie, as well.com: UTSA preparing for ‘goliath’ matchup against rival North Texas UTSA’s rush defense has been gashed at times this season, ranking 95th nationally by giving up 169 yards per game and sitting 98th with 4. North Texas has an eight-game winning streak in Conference USA dating back to last season. They're amazing people, as well, Brandon and Devin are. So, I've gotten very close to all of them. Even with a pair of veteran inside linebackers in Jamal Ligon and Trevor Harmanson, Traylor said changing too much on defense risks confusing players.” UTSA coach Jeff Traylor said the 3-0 C-USA records are enough to drive home the significance of Saturday’s game without the need to lean into any revenge factor. So, Devin tells me he’s coming. De’Corian Clark, Zakhari Franklin and Joshua Cephus each have over 600 yards receiving this season. The next day is such a great day. The Roadrunners’ ability to avoid defensive breakdowns against the run has improved each week, Traylor said. And I was having a great time. I was on hole No. We hope we’ve got that cleaned up,” Traylor said. North Texas has a pair of running backs who have reached 500 yards rushing this season. 3, and Charlie called, and he said, ‘Have you heard yet?’ And I said, ‘No, sir.” RELATED: UTSA’s Walker Baty makes fast transition from D-line to starting left tackle Entering last year’s meeting ranked No. ’ He said, ‘Devin has changed his mind, and he’s going to TCU now. So, we’ll find out Saturday. It’s a national story. More from San Antonio Report. I know you’re on the golf course with your brothers today and haven’t probably been checking your phone, and I just wanted to let you know before it ruined your day. UTSA’s defense The Roadrunners’ defense was “as good as we’ve played” in last week’s 30-10 win at Florida International, Traylor said, creating the type of backfield penetration that could be critical to slowing the North Texas rushing attack.’ All of a sudden, as I'm on the phone with him, Devin is calling me. I said, ‘Coach, this is Devin right now. Looking to bolster a unit that is without standout Brandon Matterson due to a season-ending injury, the Roadrunners this week slid outside linebacker Jimmori Robinson down to the D-line group. “Honestly, I think we needed that loss. ’ He said, ‘Well, take it, take it.’ Devin says, ‘Coach, me and my mom thought about it long and hard, and we just want to go play for Coach Patterson. The Clemens product ranks sixth in the FBS with 328. Their receiver coach did a better job than the receiver coach at Texas, and we just want to go there.’ I quit playing golf. Charlie Blalock/ Contributor “We like to rotate those kids. I'm done. With injuries piling up across the roster, the Roadrunners also understand Saturday’s matchup is the final hurdle before a Week 9 open date provides an opportunity to recharge. I'm talking to him and he’s like, ‘Coach, I'm sorry. “We play so hard on defense. I changed my mind.’ The next four holes, I might not have hit a ball.” 3. I might not have struck the ball. For a good hour. Offensive tackles Demetris Allen and Makai Hart are out for the season, and Traylor said tackles Venly Tatafu, Ernesto Almaraz and Payne He’Bert are considered “day-to-day decisions,” though only Tatafu was listed on this week’s depth chart. After UTSA announced a crowd of 22,328 for a C-USA title game rematch against Western Kentucky on Oct. And then about an hour later, Devin calls me back and he said, ‘Coach, you know Coach Strong put me up to that, and that was all a joke. I'm coming to the University of Texas.com: UTSA slogging through rash of injuries as open week nears Running backs Trelon Smith and Brenden Brady both took the field against FIU despite nursing injuries, but UTSA leaned mostly on freshman running back Kevorian Barnes, who ran 20 times for 128 yards and two touchdowns.’ That's the worst trick I ever had played on me. I've never forgiven him. “We were just trying to be smart. I'm going to get Charlie back.luca@express-news. I'm going to get him back one day. He had earned his time. And then I hang up with Devin and Charlie calls, and he is laughing his ass off. To this day, he thinks that’s the greatest thing. Harris rolling Traylor said UTSA quarterback Frank Harris is “in my prayer journal every day,” showing gratitude for his contributions to the program and hope for his continued health. My brothers were just as destroyed as I was. We were all just crushed. He ranks sixth in the FBS with 328. But I'm going to get Charlie back one day. Q: Any unusual home visits or places you traveled for recruiting? A: Here, recruiting has been so weird. “As long as we’ve got him back there,” Traylor said, “we have a real chance. Our first year was COVID, and even for a while, we still had COVID restrictions. Most of my recruiting stuff, when you’re a head coach, it’s basically by phone. Cooling UNT The Mean Green have won eight straight C-USA games dating to last season, taking all three of this year’s matchups by at least 17 points. I hate to fly, believe it or not. Charlie was a great recruiter. You want one that’s going the other way,” Traylor said. He loved to recruit. And so, in one day, we went up and down eight times. They’ve got good players, and they’re coached well, and they have a tradition of winning. We saw eight kids in one day. We went everywhere from Liberty-Eylau, to New Orleans, to Atlanta, to Florida, on a private jet, in one day.” greg. It was the longest day of my life. And because I was known as a great recruiter, he had me with him. He wore me out, now. I know every coach in Texas, so, he used me for that. That would probably be my craziest day. I couldn’t believe we went up and down that many times. I prayed every time, because I hate to fly. But I love Charlie. I still do. Q: Now in your role as a head coach, how do you determine who you go visit yourself versus which recruiting trips should be handled by assistants? A: A lot of that depends on, obviously the head coach is important in all of them, but it depends on the relationship the assistant has with that kid and how important I really am, versus the other ones. So, I can’t mention the kid right now, but there are a couple of them right now that I've known them or their parents forever, that they don’t need to see me. And it doesn’t matter what head coach comes in, it doesn’t matter which school comes in, they’re not going to betray me or us. So, I'll say to them, ‘Look, I'll come to your school if it really makes that big of a deal. I'll come there. But, if you don’t make me, I can go to this one and get you a better player on your team. ’ That’s kind of how that goes. Q: You have assistant coaches take responsibility for different areas of the state, right? How does that get broken down? A: Just who they know and where they’re familiar. Relationships. Q: Why break it down that way rather than having each assistant handle their own position group? A: We do that, too. We do both. We area recruit, and we position recruit, as well. It's a tough task, because the area coaches have to make sure they’re doing a great job with relationships with all of those high school coaches, and identify the talent in the area, and start the recruiting process to get the information back to the position coach. Then they come in, and it’s basically a tag team between the position coach, the area coach, and the head coach. Q: Has anybody on the staff jumped out as a great recruiter? A: We staff recruit a ton. And each guy is responsible for their own room. So they have an area, and they position recruit. It’s really pretty simple. Whose room is the deepest? Whose room produces the most? It’s not that complicated of a formula to figure out. greg.luca@express-news. net .