OTF Premium Steve Sarkisian Monday Availability (August 18)

[CJ Vogel]

AUSTIN – Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is speaking with the media Monday Morning in Moncrief.

The Longhorns just concluded their second and final scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday, and now preparations for Ohio State ramp up.

@Jeff Howe and I are on scene and will provide updates accordingly in the comments down below. 

[CJ Vogel]

We should get going here shortly. 

[CJ Vogel]

Getting going now 

[CJ Vogel]

Sark recaps Saturday by saying the intensity, speed and physicality all increased from scrimmage one to two. 

[CJ Vogel]

Sarkisian says he misspoke on Saturday after the scrimmage:

it was Hero Kanu who blocked 

Matthew Caldwell led the two minute drill with the first team unit that resulted in a field goal 

Santana Wilson picked off Trey Owens as well. 

[CJ Vogel]

On the iDL: “ a lot of guys are doing a good job.”

Sark says Texas has seen flashes out of Travis Shaw, but looking for more consistency. 

Trying to ramp things up for Lavon Johnson as the season nears. 

[CJ Vogel]

Sarkisian says Neto is at his best when he’s playing with a high level of physicality. 

“When you have a good fastball, you’re going to throw your fastball.”

Says Umeozulu’s fastball is his physicality 

[CJ Vogel]

 

[CJ Vogel]

Sarkisian says TyAnthony Smith, Anthony Hill and Jelani McDonald are all very good tacklers. 

Sark expands on Smith saying he plays with elite speed and physicality despite not being one of the biggest guys

[Jeff Howe]

Really good stuff from Sark on where the depth is right now in the program.

He talked about his season at Alabama as an analyst in 2016 when he saw guys like Quinnen Williams and Trevon Diggs on the scout team. He feels like Texas is taking the right steps to be that kind of program.

[CJ Vogel]

Presnap was much better Saturday per Sark. 

Sark says the next step is to incorporate more crowd noise. Over the next two weeks, it will be ramped up. 

[CJ Vogel]

On Christian Clark: Medicine and science have come a long for this guy to be moving with the explosiveness that he is. 

Sark says he is impressed everyday by watching him n drills and practice. 

 

[Jeff Howe]

Sark asked how he feels about the running game: “I feel pretty good!”

That was the extent of his response.

[JMarquette]

1 minute ago, Jeff Howe said:

Sark asked how he feels about the running game: “I feel pretty good!”

That was the extent of his response.

There is the tell

[CJ Vogel]

Sarkisian was asked who he is proud of from a year ago for who has put in the work this offseason. 

Connor Stroh has put in a lot of work and changed his body. 

Spencer Shannon and Jordan Washington 

Parker Livingstone “can’t say enough about what he’s done.”

Tyanthony Smith and Alex January and Wardell Mack

[Jeff Howe]

Sark said he’s “super pumped” about how far Xavier Filsame and Jordon Johnson-Rubell have come.

[Jeff Howe]

“They’ve got Coach Akina yelling at them all day long,” so they’ll get there,” Sark said on the development of the young safeties.

[CJ Vogel]

Sarkisian says he is “super pumped” for Xavier Filsaime, and the strides he has taken this year. 

[Bunk Moreland]

5 minutes ago, Jeff Howe said:

Sark asked how he feels about the running game: “I feel pretty good!”

That was the extent of his response.

This can mean a lot of things. How do you interpret his response based on body language, context, etc?

[CJ Vogel]

Sark says he’s looking Patriots Matt Patricia, Lions Matt Patricia and all of what Ohio State did a year ago. 

Mentions Patricia is really the only new face the room. 

[Jeff Howe]

1 minute ago, Bunk Moreland said:

This can mean a lot of things. How do you interpret his response based on body language, context, etc?

I took it as a positive.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark said he’s watching a lot of NFL film and Ohio State film from last season to prepare for Matt Patricia. Ohio State returns their entire defensive staff, minus Jim Knowles, so he has to prepare for balance between what the Buckeyes did last season and what new wrinkles Patricia might bring to the table.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark reiterating that he’s not too consumed with who starts and who doesn’t. He thinks they could play upwards of 30 guys on defense in the Ohio State game.

[CJ Vogel]

RB Quintrevion Wisner and DB Jelani McDonald practiced fully today. 

LT Trevor Goosby will be held out the next day or two out of caution, but “will be fine,” per Sark. 

[Jeff Howe]

CJ and I will be going live on YouTube at noon.