When asked about his team’s resurgence after a 2-4 start in a bowl game, Traylor said the key was restructuring and developing the offensive line after losing three starters to injury, as well as maturing the team.

“We just stopped being ignorant and doing some things that are going to hit you,” he said. “We started playing a lot more intelligent football and weren’t so emotional, we just played within ourselves.”

UTSA is 6-0 at home and 0-6 on the road this season. “We still have a lot to accomplish, otherwise we won’t be called Roadrunners anymore, we’ll be called Homerunners,” Traylor joked.

According to the San Antonio Express News, CCU is taking a break by not considering linebacker Jimmori Robinson, the AAC Defensive Player of the Year, who declared for the NFL Draft and will not play.

The fifth-year senior led the conference with 10.5 sacks and 17.0 tackles for loss, which ranked ninth and sixth in the FBS, respectively. He also has eight quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two pass break-ups.

His snaps will likely be shared by redshirt sophomore Camron Cooper and redshirt freshman Vic Shaw, both of whom have seen significant playing time this season as UTSA rotated a number of players on defense, and together Scored 27 tackles, including five for loss.

Cornerback Zah Frazier is UTSA’s other first-team All-AAC selection with six interceptions, nine passes defensed and one forced fumble, and linebacker Martavius ​​French is a second-team selection with 77 tackles, including 14 for losses, and four Quarterback hurries.

“They’re good defensively,” Beck said. “I think they’re really good up front.”

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Owen McCown, who transferred from Colorado, has completed 62 percent of his passes for 3,170 yards, which ranks 15th nationally in conference championship games with 24 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also has 82 carries for 303 yards and two touchdowns in his first year as a starter.