UTSA coach Jeff Traylor built his reputation as a tough-as-nails high school coach at Gilmer and was an energetic force as the special teams coach at Texas.

But Traylor himself sounded like he needed a pick-me-up early this week after a 49-10 loss to Texas State. Things don’t get any easier for the Roadrunners (1-1) this week. UTSA must head north to face the No. 2 Texas Longhorns (2-0) on Saturday at Royal-Memorial Stadium.

During an interview on 1300 The Zone, Traylor talked about his team’s youth and a program in transition after losing multiple transfers off a team that went 9-4 last season.

“You’re not always going to have the best team or the most experienced team,” Traylor said on The Zone. “So you're going to get your teeth kicked in a few times before you get it all fixed. And you know, I've chosen to stay at UTSA, and we’ve been here five years now. And our team has had a lot of turnover this last year.

“So, rebuild is too much of a word, but transition would be the way I would describe it. And this is part of the territory when you’re transitioning, trying to get some younger kids grown up.”

The Roadrunners are breaking in a new quarterback, left tackle, center and right tackle.

“I do have some older heads on defense that I think can get their stuff fixed,” Traylor said. “I think offense is going to take a little bit of time for us to get this thing worked out.”

Where to watch, stream, and listen to Texas vs. UTSA 

Kickoff: 6 p.m., Sept. 14, Royal-Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Where to watch: ESPN

Here are the announcers for the Texas-UTSA game:

Mark Jones (play-by-play), Roddy Jones (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)

Where to listen to Texas-UTSA 
Longhorn Radio Network/LEARFIELD

Listen live online here.

In Austin: KVET-FM 98.1

Craig Way (play-by-play), Roger Wallace (analyst), Will Matthews (sideline reporter)

Spanish-language radio broadcast

Listen live online here.

Dr. Rubén Pizarro-Silva (play-by-play), Raul Saenz (analyst)

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Texas Longhorns 2024 schedule (2-0)

• Aug, 31: Colorado State — W, 52-0
• Sept. 7: @ Michigan — W, 31-12
• Sept. 14: UTSA, 6 p.m.
• Sept. 21: Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m.
• Sept. 28: Mississippi State*, TBD
• Oct. 12: Oklahoma* (in Dallas), 2:30 p.m.
• Oct. 19: Georgia*, TBD
• Oct. 26: @ Vanderbilt*, TBD
• Nov. 9: Florida*, 11 a.m.
• Nov. 16: at Arkansas*, 11 a.m.
• Nov. 23: Kentucky*, TBD
• Nov. 30, @ Texas A&M*, TBD
  * — indicates Southeastern Conference game