OTF live: Steve Sarkisian at TD Club of Houston

[Jeff Howe]

"I probably shouldn't have used basket weaving as my example for the class," Sark said regarding his Ole Miss comments. The class is irrelevant, he said. His point was that someone getting a degree from Texas has to complete 50 percent of their degree at Texas, which isn't the case for other programs, Ole Miss being one of them.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark: "We aren't policing our own rules. Why do we need federal intervention? For that very reason."

[Jeff Howe]

Sark just wants the rules that everyone has agreed to to be properly governed. Whether that's the NCAA or another entity, Sark just wants the rules to be the rules and for there to be punishment or consequences for breaking them, rather than "running to a judge" to get an injunction to make a player eligible.

[Jeff Howe]

"Fundamentally, he's so much cleaner right now," Sark said of Arch Manning.

That should help Texas be better in the quick game and be more efficient on first down, he said.

[Jeff Howe]

Arch's physical and mental toughness stood out to his teammates. The Texas guys at the NFL Combine told teams that Arch was the toughest guy on the team, which says a lot about a team's quarterback.

[Jeff Howe]

That's it for Sark.

We'll have the full video up later on the OTF YouTube channel.

[Gerry Hamilton]

[CJ Vogel]

Great stuff guys!

Give me Jermaine Bishop Jr. on both sides of the ball! That would be great. 

[Gerry Hamilton]

Sark asked what is @Joe Zura obsession with Oregon ?

 

I said have you ever seen him? 

[Joe Zura]

1 minute ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

Sark asked what is @Joe Zura obsession with Oregon ?

 

I said have you ever seen him? 

I hate you 😂 

[Jeff Howe]

We're getting into the luncheon portion of the event.

Sark was just introduced by Mattress Mack, and he's about to start his address. I'll pass along anything interesting from Sark.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark loves the grit and determination last year's team showed, especially Arch, to bounce back from a 3-2 start and finish 7-1 to get back into the CFP conversation.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark, once again, applauds Arch for his grit and mental fortitude.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark: "We need to be a more explosive football team... So you've got to bring in explosive playmakers."

[Jeff Howe]

Sark: "Defensively, we need to create more havoc... That's why the addition of Will Muschamp was so huge, bringing him back as our defensive coordinator."

[Jeff Howe]

Sark: "We need to reduce the dumbass penalties."

A very loud ovation after that remark.

[MBHORNSFAN]

8 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

We're getting into the luncheon portion of the event.

Sark was just introduced by Mattress Mack, and he's about to start his address. I'll pass along anything interesting from Sark.

 

If Elko is there hide the bowl of rolls. 

[Jeff Howe]

Turnover margin is the top statistic in football that determines wins and losses.

"But you can't be No. 4 in turnover margin and No. 134 in penalties," he said.

[Joe Zura]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

Turnover margin is the top statistic in football that determines wins and losses.

"But you can't be No. 4 in turnover margin and No. 134 in penalties," he said.

Sounds like he has been listening to me Jeff am I right 

[Jeff Howe]

Sark: "Our guys don't take basket weaving — in case anyone was wondering — and our guys go to class."

Tongue firmly planted in cheek when delivering that line.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark on last year's team: "We finally became the culture and the team that I wanted to be by about October."

[Jeff Howe]

Sark: "This idea of being tough all day, it's got to be every day... every way we go."

[Jeff Howe]

Cohesion, connectivity and accountability will make the difference for Texas playing opponents like Tennessee, LSU and Texas A&M on the road.

[Jeff Howe]

You sign up to be at Texas to live up to, exceed and create a new standard.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark on Texas drawing 9.2 million viewers for Citrus Bowl: "Either you love us or you hate us, you wish you were us and you want to watch us play."