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Not many of the staff that was part of the ill-fated Chad Morris era at Arkansas can fondly look back at their time in Fayetteville. Morris’ two seasons were nothing short of atrocious.
One guy who can, though, is former running backs coach Jeff Traylor.
Traylor left Arkansas in December 2019 to take over as head coach at Texas-San Antonio. Just shy of two calendar years later, he’s getting a major payday for the work he’s done there. Traylor signed Sunday a $28 million deal to stay head coach of the Roadrunners through the 2031 season.
In his first year at the helm, Traylor led UTSA to a 7-5 record playing in Conference USA. It was the second most wins the school had had since joining FBS in 2012. This year, the Roadrunners at 8-0 and are ranked No. 18 in the nation.
Traylor was an assistant with Morris at SMU for one season before joining him in Arkansas. Before that, he also worked as an assistant at Texas with Charlie Strong. He’s mostly known, however, for his high school coaching days. He coached Gilmer to three state championships and a 175-26 record in 15 seasons.
“My staff and I are thrilled about what the future holds for this program,” Traylor said. “I say this all the time, but this game is about the players and they are the reason we are in this profession to begin with. This is exactly why we have chosen to make this announcement today. We should all be talking about what they have accomplished this season — they are making history every week.”
Traylor was considered a candidate for the Texas Tech job when Matt Wells was fired last week.