UTSA avoids the cheese in blowout win over Lamar

SAN ANTONIO – Jeff Traylor wanted his UTSA squad to avoid eating cheese after an upset road-win against Illinois in the season opener. It was the second win over a Power Five team in program history following a 2017 win at Baylor. Traylor introduced the phrase “don’t eat the cheese” after UTSA beat Texas State in 2020. He even placed mouse traps around the facilities to etch the message into his players’ mind. 

Traylor changed up his strategy prior to the Week 2 home game against Lamar, a 54-0 win at the Alamodome. Instead of going back to his mouse traps, Traylor brought in some experts after practice during the week. Doctors familiar with constipation arrived on campus to explain to the players that eating too much cheese causes constipation because of the amount of fat in the product. It was the first shut out ever recorded by UTSA. The 54 points scored was the second most in program history, trailing the 56 points scored in a win over Northwestern State in 2012.