GRADUATED: Joey McGuire and Jeff Traylor lead Texas high school coaches’ college takeover
In the cover story of the 2022 summer edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, college insider Mike Craven explores the meteoric rise of Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire and UTSA coach Jeff Traylor from Texas high school icons to FBS head coach, and what it means for all of Texas high school football.
This article is featured in the 2022 summer edition of Dave Campbell's Texas Football.
Gilmer head coach Jeff Traylor looked at his phone. It was 3 a.m. on a Friday morning in 2016 and he was in tears. Charlie Strong, the new head coach of the University of Texas, wanted Traylor to leave the high school ranks and join him in Austin as the special teams coordinator and tight ends coach.
