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Matas needs to set the tone, Miller said. That's what he believes Matas learned from the St. John's game.

On challenging Matas, Miller said he's had a good week since the St. John's exhibition. "He's a pro," Miller said.

Miller said he doesn't think he's been around two true freshmen who can shoot the ball as well as Ogden and Sterling.

The freshmen have talent, but Miller said they all show up every day ready to work and get better.

Miller believes in this team's depth and feels like multiple guys are capable of leading Texas in various statistical categories on a given night.

Miler reiterating that Mikey Lewis' foot injury has created an opportunity for Austin Goosby, Bo Ogden and Joe Sterling to get more minutes.

Sean Miller opened his press conference by thanking the students for showing up at 8 p.m. on a Monday night and making a difference for Texas in the home opener.

On Sean Miller's challenge to him to be a better defender and rebounder, Matas said he thinks he's getting better in both areas.

Spears said he's seen a lot of games at Moody Center and it was great to actually play a game on the court.

Johnson was pleased with the team's intensity. He was proud of the fact that Texas got deflections early and brought the intensity on defense.

Isaiah Johnson called Austin Goosby a Swiss Army knife who is "a great facilitator."

Spears: "It's the first game, so we've got a long road ahead of us."

Spears said he's focused on the stuff that he needs to fix, not what he did well tonight.

Marcus Spears Jr. said it meant a lot to him to see his dad's segment on Monday Night Countdown. They've been through a lot together, he said, so it meant a lot to see that, even though his dad couldn't be here tonight.

Really liked what Marcus Spears Jr did in his first game. Finished with 4 blocks! Matas, Punch, and Johnson all as advertised even Sterling lit it up from deep🤘 Should also mention OU lost to East TAMU while being 28.5 point favorites 😂

This will be our thread for the postgame press conference.

AUSTIN, Texas — Matas Vokietaitis’ game-high 22 points led five players in double figures as No. 7 Texas 109-59 cruised to a season-opening win over Chicago State at Moody Center on Monday. There were signs of the Longhorns fulfilling Sean Miller’s desire to play a better brand of defense in his second season on the Forty Acres. Texas (1-0) forced 15 turnovers, recorded eight steals and blocked six shots, four of which came from Marcus Spears Jr. The highly-touted freshman scored 11 points and grabbed five rebounds off the bench in his collegiate debut. Spears headlined a productive opening night for the Longhorn freshmen. Austin Goosby (seven points, seven rebounds and eight assists) got the start alongside Vokietaitis, Isaiah Johnson (18 points, five assists, three rebounds and two steals), Elyjah Freeman (five points and four rebounds) and David Punch (nine points, three rebounds and three assists). Joe Sterling scored 14 points (4-for-6 3-pointers) off the bench and Bo Ogden (eight points, two rebounds and two steals) played well in 14 minutes. View full news story

Take a look at how much Texas spends in NIL then look at every offensive metric. If Texas misses the CFP and he refuses to make any changes it would be far from dumb.

IMHO this is an issue with multiple layers of issues. Peeling the onion back...lack of development particularly with GCG groups is first and foremost. Second is a finesse style of offense. Looks pretty but when it comes to Championship time you better be able to punch the opposing team in the mouth. Third is the acceptance of mediocrity along the OL. If it werent an acceptance of this...its really difficult to explain average or worse for several straight years. Fourth is are we recruiting the right guys. Not just big humans but does this dude provide the kind of punch we are looking for. And last but not least. Leadership is a real issue especially on the offensive side of the ball. Muschamp has done a really good job getting great production from multiple players through a myriad of injuries. Texas offense needs to either put up or shut up. Its pretty sad that the anchor of the team is a head coach dubbed an offensive genius with this poor of development at the QB position and inability to adjust and finish games through 4 quarters of quality ball. My point is that there os more than enough blame to pass around and have leftovers to dole out seconds. Texas has done a great job recruiting but havent turned those 5*s and high 4s into world beaters. Banks being the exception.