UTSA closes out its regular season the way it usually does under Jeff Traylor — at home, at the Alamodome, with the crowd loud. Tulsa's the last team standing between the Roadrunners and a clean sweep of a rivalry that's been dead even for over a decade.
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Tulsa enters Year 2 under Tre Lamb looking to build off a rough 4-8 debut season. Sophomore QB Baylor Hayes is back under center, and the Golden Hurricane went shopping in the portal to replace some of what they lost, bringing in David Wells Jr. from Oregon State, Jimmy Calloway from Tulane and Oran Singleton from West Virginia — all three coming off their best receiving seasons at their old stops. The defense held onto its best piece, All-American Conference corner and Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist Elijah Green, giving Lamb a foundation to build around even after a losing year.
UTSA, meanwhile, is coming off a 7-6 season that ended with a First Responder Bowl title, and Traylor's track record at the Alamodome speaks for itself — a 33-5 home mark since 2020, including a staggering 25-1 against conference opponents. Rick Bowie takes over as offensive coordinator this year, his first season calling plays for the Roadrunners, while defensive coordinator Jess Loepp is back for his sixth year running that side of the ball. A new play-caller is always a variable, but the infrastructure around him hasn't changed much.
This series has been a coin flip for over a decade — the two programs are knotted at 4-4 all-time — but UTSA has won the last 3 meetings, including a wild 44-38 double-overtime classic in 2022 and a more lopsided 41-20 win in 2023. As a regular-season finale, this one carries extra weight for both staffs heading into bowl season, and it's the kind of game where a hot or cold finish shapes the offseason narrative.
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The roster churn on both sides matters here. Tulsa lost First Team All-Conference tight end Brody Foley to Louisville and leading tackler Ray Coney, both real subtractions even with the portal additions on offense. UTSA's transition is smaller in scope but not nothing — Bowie is still installing his system, and how quickly that offense gels by late November will say a lot about whether the Roadrunners' home dominance carries into year 7 of the Traylor era.
