UTSA coach falls while trying to escape victory shower

UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor almost had an ideal night time in his workforce’s dominant 57-20 victory over Florida Worldwide within the First Responder Bowl at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on Friday.

Why wasn’t it an ideal night time for Traylor? He could not keep away from getting soaked.

Traylor, 57, knew what was coming because the clock expired within the fourth quarter. He was about to be doused with water by his gamers.

So the top coach headed to the top of the sideline, hoping to flee the oncoming rainstorm.

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UTSA Roadrunners head coach Jeff Traylor tries to run away from UTSA Roadrunners huge receiver Jamel Hardy (13) to keep away from a Gatorade bathtub after the ServPro First Responder Bowl between the FIU Panthers and the UTSA Roadrunners at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas, December 26, 2025. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photos)

The try to flee was futile when Traylor reached the top of the sideline, turned and caught huge receiver Jamel Hardy Jr. noticed coming after him. Traylor was held up by a reporter and subsequently grew to become drenched.

In a last-ditch effort to keep away from the water, Traylor fell onto a ServPro mat close to the sideline, which ended up being expensive. Traylor was mobbed by his gamers and located himself on the backside of a makeshift dogpile, making a hilarious scene.

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UTSA Roadrunners head coach Jeff Traylor receives a Gatorade bathtub from UTSA Roadrunners huge receiver Jamel Hardy (13) after the ServPro First Responder Bowl between the FIU Panthers and the UTSA Roadrunners at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas, December 26, 2025. (Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photos)

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Whereas on the backside of the canine pile, Traylor had one other bucket of water dumped on him by defensive lineman Kaian Roberts-Day.

Aside from dodging his gamers in celebration to no avail, Traylor had a superb night time. UTSA received handily in its sixth straight bowl look.

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FIU was up 14-0 early, however UTSA stormed again to tie at 14 earlier than the primary quarter ended, and by no means regarded again.

UTSA held a 310-93 lead in whole yards within the first half. Quarterback Owen McCown threw three landing passes and working again Will Henderson III scored 3 times.

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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