OTF live: Steve Sarkisian at TD Club of Houston

[Gerry Hamilton]

OTF live: Steve Sarkisian at TD Club of Houston

Jeff Howe and myself are at the Omni Hotel in Houston where Steve Sarkisian will meet with the media at 11:30’ish. 

We will post notes here 

[Gerry Hamilton]

[Gerry Hamilton]

“Effective” spring for the team 

[Gerry Hamilton]

Feels like team has come together sooner than expected 

[Jeff Howe]

Sark is going through why the Longhorns aren't a finished product, but...

"We're not shy in saying that we think we've got a really good football team," he said.

[Jeff Howe]

The Longhorns have their work cut out of them, but Sark, "there's nowhere I'd rather be with these expectations."

[Jeff Howe]

Sark's first question was about the CFP. As he's said before, he'd rather be at four teams than 24 teams in the CFP.

[JMarquette]

5 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Feels like team has come together sooner than expected 

NOW THIS is the best quote I think we could ask for.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark is breaking down why the NFL playoffs work and the CFP doesn't. It's more equitable and balanced in the NFL, but that's not the case in college football.

Yes, that includes admissions and academic requirements.

[CJ Vogel]

4 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Sark is going through why the Longhorns aren't a finished product, but...

"We're not shy in saying that we think we've got a really good football team," he said.

He hasn’t shied away from mentioning how much talent there is on this team.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark said they guys who had offseason surgery haven't had any setbacks. Everybody is on the projected timeline to return.

[Jeff Howe]

Jonah Williams should be ready to go by training camp, Sark said. He's a work in progress, but he'll be able to do some things this summer.