Jeff Traylor took a near-even split between transfers and high school athletes in the 2025 recruiting class as the Roadrunners looked to balance refilling urgent needs for this year's roster with seeking to develop future stand outs from the high school ranks. We run through each signee and highlight a few players we're most excited for.

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Coming off another sour disappointment in the conference tournament, UTSA Baseball will aim to finally break through under Pat Hallmark as the program's growth has yet to translate over to the post-season. We recap the top moments of the 2024 season before jumping into our 2025 preview, as the Roadrunners should once again feature a potent offense and an unproven bullpen.

We're back from a few week hiatus to look back and take stock of the Roadrunner's up-and-down 2024 season after having some time to process the year that was. UTSA certainly didn't meet their potential, but there's also a lot to be happy with as Owen McCown showed us that life after Frank Harris may not be as frightful as we feared. We grade the coaching staff on their performance, and hand out superlatives to players who stood out throughout 2024.

03:29 - What narratives will we take away from the 2024 season?

11:05 - Giving a letter grade to the season

17:36 - Best and worst moments of the season

27:24 - How did the staff do coaching this team?

36:10 - Player superlatives

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The Roadrunners made roadkill of a heavily-depleted Coastal Carolina roster as UTSA defeated the Chanticleers in all three phases of the game, securing a road victory 44-15. We break down all of the action from the Myrtle Beach Bowl as Jeff Traylor secured his fifth winning season at UTSA.

01:05 - UTSA earns their first road win of the season in their final contest of 2024

05:05 - Justin Burke opened up the playbook and the offense took off running

17:15 - The Roadrunners special teams were cooking against Coastal

20:05 - UTSA's defense played spectacular football in the bowl game

29:11 - Jeff Traylor was unable to resolve the team's penalty issue this season

33:18 - Securing a winning record with a road win helped salvage what could have been a bad season

43:48 - How a new eligibility waiver could effect UTSA's 2025 roster

Video: https://youtu.be/yGjSQSuAJ5c

It's definitely a strange bowl game for UTSA as they'll play a true road game in Myrtle Beach on Coastal Carolina's home field, while the Chanticleers will struggle to fill their two deep after being hit hard by the transfer portal. We discuss the UTSA outlook heading into bowl week, as well as preview Coastal as best we can given their roster flux.

1:24 - A unique broadcast window should give some interesting national visibility

6:28 - The Roadrunners are in pretty good position for this bowl game as far as roster availability goes

15:02 - Picking young breakout candidates for UTSA in the bowl game

17:44 - How important is a win here for UTSA?

22:00 - Preview Coastal Carolina where their roster is depleted to say the least

27:01 - What if UTSA was a South Texas Ag school?

53:12 - Score predictions

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The Roadrunners pitched in their best road performance of the year, but four disastrous plays prevented UTSA from ending the regular season with a win. Sitting at 6-6, UTSA will now wait for their bowl selection to wrap up their ho-hum 2024 season.

0:00:46 - Recapping UTSA's letdown against Army in a game they could have won

0:04:36 - This was yet another game were the Roadrunners' loss was purely due to mental mistakes

0:09:40 - Discussing UTSA going winless on the road this season

0:21:54 - Breaking down UTSA's turnover at the end of the first half

0:29:00 - Owen McCown struggled a bit against Army's defense

0:33:50 - Praising UTSA's awesome defensive showing

0:36:50 - A controversial 4th & 1 decision from Jeff Traylor

0:44:25 - Looking at UTSA's possible bowl destinations

0:50:25 - UTSA loaded up with all conference recognition

0:56:18 - The roster starts to shake up as the portal starts to open and early signing day begins

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UTSA sure didn't play their best against Temple, but it was still more than enough for the Roadrunners to comfortably defeat the Owls and secure a perfect record at home in the Alamodome. We explain why UTSA's 51-27 win still felt a bit underwhelming, especially in light of an extremely tough matchup against #25 Army this Saturday.

0:02:08 - Appreciating UTSA's consistency in reaching five consecutive bowl games

0:06:40 - The Roadrunners just had way more talent to work with than Temple did

0:10:08 - UTSA's defense had a massive day as the front seven imposed their will

0:22:15 - Despite never looking particularly sharp, UTSA was able to put up a lot of points

0:35:37 - The illegal procedure penalties reminded us of how many recurring issues UTSA hasn't been able to fix this year

0:40:25 - Previewing UTSA's road trip to face #25 Army

1:01:45 - Our score predictions

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The Roadrunners continued their winning ways in the Alamodome in November as they skated past their AAC rival on the back of a record-setting performance from the offense. Owen McCown was dealing, David Amador was wheeling, and the Roadrunners now need to defeat Temple to earn a spot in a bowl game this holiday season. We preview the Friday night tilt after the Owls make a change at head coach.

02:45 - Owen McCown showed UNT fans that their nightmares of defending UTSA didn't end when Frank Harris ran out of eligibility

10:57 - David Amador arrived with a massive performance against UNT

22:34 - A four play sequence swung the game in UTSA's favor and showed the coaching mismatch in the contest

30:03 - UTSA's defense played well as they shifted to favor coverage over pocket pressure

39:38 - Was Eric Morris a coaching upgrade for UNT?

53:20 - How are we feeling about Defensive Coordinator Jess Loepp five years into his tenure?

1:02:26 - Temple has really struggled this year, leading to a mid-season coaching change

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Jared leads a solo pod to preview UNT ahead of Friday's matchup on ESPN2. Both programs have very strong passing game, no real rushing attack, and a very young secondary. I think you can see where this game is heading! Sorry for the lack of video this week, we should be back to normal next week!

00:00 Introduction to the Battle of the Birds Rivalry

06:59 Injury Reports and Game Impact

08:14 The Air Raid Offense of the Mean Green

14:12 Supporting Cast: Receivers and Tight Ends

18:47 Defensive Struggles and Changes at UNT

28:51 Offensive Strategies and Matchup Insights

29:43 Wrap up and Game Prediction

It's a big come back for Around the Bird Bath as Dan sits down with UTSA Baseball Head Coach Pat Hallmark for an exclusive interview to discuss the fall baseball season! Coach Hallmark shares his takeaways through the fall season thus far, including some emerging talents. Other points of discussion include Coach Hallmark coaching against his son, Mason Lytle's decision to stay at UTSA, and Hallmark's non-traditional approach to managing his pitching staff.