OTF Premium Steve Sarkisian Press Conference + Texas Player Availability (Sept. 1)

[CJ Vogel]

Texas is back in Austin and returned to the practice field on Monday morning following the season opener in Columbus against Ohio State.

Steve Sarkisian will meet with the media around 11:30 a.m. and will be followed by a handful of Texas Longhorns as they put to rest the discussion about the season opener and prepare for the first home game of the season against San Jose State on Saturday.

[CJ Vogel]

 

 

[Gerry Hamilton]

I know what Kirk Bohl’s question will be lol 

[CJ Vogel]

Should be getting going here shortly. Sarkisian is on his way up.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark is here.

[LonghornLegends]

Need some redzone and why he doesn’t give as much eye candy plays for Arch questions lol. 

Edited 1 hour ago by LonghornLegends

[Jeff Howe]

Sark said two great teams battled it out in a hard-fought game on Saturday.

[Jbro52]

And we’re live!

[CJ Vogel]

Sarkisian says the team really built on things that needed adjustments as the game progressed, something he was very proud of when reviewing the tape.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark's message to the team was that the Ohio State loss won't define who the Longhorns are in 2025.

[CJ Vogel]

Texas saw 50 different players see the field on Saturday vs. Ohio State

7 had first career starts

4 true freshmen

[CJ Vogel]

Texas had a 24-game streak of forcing a turnover, the longest in the country, come to an end vs. Ohio State.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark is running down the list of the good things the defense did on Saturday.

One disappointing thing was that Texas ended a streak of 24 consecutive games with a turnover forced.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark liked the running game. He thought Texas started making plays in the passing game as the game went on.

[Jeff Howe]

The timing of the penalties was a huge issue, Sark said.

[CJ Vogel]

Sarkisian points to a few untimely penalties, the Lefau hands to the face, Simmons hands to the face and a 3rd and 5 false start that bumped Texas back to 3rd and 10.

[Hashtag]

I have seen it talked about on social media and other sites but is there a coach who talks to Arch on the sidelines after every series? 

[Jeff Howe]

Just now, Jeff Howe said:

The timing of the penalties was a huge issue, Sark said.

He mentioned the two penalties on Ohio State's touchdown drive and the penalty against Liona Lefau that negated a safety that really hurt.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark: "All in all, I was proud and happy for Cedric Baxter."

[Jeff Howe]

Sark: "I thought Manny Muhammad competed his tail off against a great player in Jeremiah Smith."

[Jeff Howe]

Sark: "We've got a ton of potential. Now, we've got to make that come to life."

[CJ Vogel]

Sarkisian says it was "definitely encouraging" to see the offensive line perform the well they did with 4 first-time starters in that environment.

[Jeff Howe]

Sark has a lot of respect for Ken Niumatalolo and the job he's done at San Jose State.

With that said, "this week is really about us," he said.

[CJ Vogel]

Steve Sarkisian on QB Arch Manning: "I thought we started to see the glimpses of what he's capable of. A lot to look forward to this season."

[Jeff Howe]

Sark on Arch: "All in all, I think he started to play football in the second half."