Texas Tech football: 5 things to know about UTSA’s Jeff Traylor

He doesn’t have a huge body of work at the college level

Two years.  That’s all the experience that Traylor has as a college head coach.  Is that enough to bank Texas Tech’s future on?  That’s a question only Kirby Hocutt can answer.

When you dive deeper into Traylor’s college resume, there is some room for interpretation.  In other words, some may read his success as a sign of future glory while others may be a bit more skeptical.

We’ve talked bout why many feel he is a future star in the coaching industry.  But let’s look at why some may be a bit more cynical about his success thus far.

Remember that UTSA plays in the extremely weak Conference USA, a league that is a far cry from the Big 12.  Thus, the caliber of opponent that Traylor has beaten hasn’t been all that impressive.

While he did open this season with a 37-30 win over Illinois of the Big 10, that win has lost some luster given that the Illini are just 3-6 on the year after Saturday’s home loss to mighty Rutgers.  In fact, all but two of the teams Traylor has beaten this year have had losing records at the time of facing the Roadrunners.  The only two exceptions are Illinois and Memphis, arguably the two biggest wins of Traylor’s career, especially given that the Memphis win came on the road.

Last year, the story was similar as the Roadrunners lost to the only two ranked teams on their schedule, BYU, and Louisiana.  And similar to this year, a season ago, UTSA beat only one team that had a winning record at the time they played them.

Thus, it is fair to be a bit skeptical about Taylor’s overall body of work.  And that’s why he is far from a guarantee as a candidate.