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Sunday - He Found Something

By Bobby Burton

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If you want to see a coach that is the very definition of competitive, take a look at the short video of Steve Sarkisian below.

Winning clearly meant something to him, something very deep. Almost like he was exorcising some football demons.

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I believe it meant something special to him yesterday because, at least in part, he knows he helped put his players, his quarterback in particular, in a position to succeed.

And his quarterback and his offense answered the bell in a big way.

As a coach, I’m not sure there’s a better feeling than that.

It’s something Sark had struggled to get just right all season. Arch, the OL and some dropped passes along the way did not help matters.

But when the clock hit double zero in Columbia, the outlook of the 2026 Texas football team felt like it had fundamentally changed.

Why?

The 34 points scored against Ole Miss at home was no longer a fluke. The offense felt like it had created an identity. It was no longer a punching bag of three-and-outs.

Instead, it showed real signs that it could blossom into something truly efficient and at the same time forceful, a unit that can both score points and move the chains.

The emergence and usage of Jermaine Bishop helped. So too did the increased checkdowns to the running backs and tight ends and the steady play of Ryan Wingo and Emmett Mosley V.

The offensive line, in this style of play, felt like it could hold up better. And the emergence of Raleek Brown as a true RB1 rather than a rotation also seemed to provide pop and consistency.

There’s a reason Sark pumped his fists in the air after the win yesterday. The Longhorns may have found a real path forward and to the College Football Playoff.

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It’s a night-time kick in Baton Rouge.

6:30 on ABC.

The college football world will be watching the Longhorns and Tigers.

This will be a true test of the Texas offense and the Texas defense.

Enjoy your Sunday, folks. The Horns have a big one on Saturday.

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    Gerald Nash

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    Win an advance. 🤘🏾🏈🧡🤍

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    Judd_Irby

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    2 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

    I think he thought it could be over and cost Mizzou their timeouts. Debatable decision.

    Or he thought that if Missouri got the ball back after the a potential Littleton score and proceeded to score themselves, it is entirely possibly that they would recover the ensuing onside kick. But, Littleton assumed, if we eat up time before Missouri gets the ball back, then Missouri is in desperation territory.

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    westx

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    3 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

    I think he thought it could be over and cost Mizzou their timeouts. Debatable decision.

    Lightheartedly, not that debatable if you consider our on-side kick coverage:). 14pts not a safe lead.

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    akhookem

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    3 hours ago, Bobby Burton said:

    I think he thought it could be over and cost Mizzou their timeouts. Debatable decision.

    My dad was flipping out about as bad as I was on the 4th down when we didn’t snap the ball or flinch when Missouri was offside and losing their balance like a drunk lol

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    CockrellSchool

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    Any New Orleans meetups next week Bobby?

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    Jordan Scruggs

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    2 hours ago, CJ Vogel said:

    Littleton said postgame he knew he was going to go down before the goal line right when he picked the ball up. Said he was aware of the time remaining and wanted to kill as much time as possible with the Texas offense in the field, adding he knew they would convert to points and a two score lead.

    No doubt a smart and correct play. But this also had me cracking up

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    jcouch

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    14 minutes ago, Jordan Scruggs said:

    No doubt a smart and correct play. But this also had me cracking up

    I don’t think it was all that smart considering Mizz had two timeouts. It’s banking on this team not making a silly mistake like bad snap, fumble, handoff mistake, missed FG, etc. ultimately it worked out but only cost them abt 15-20 seconds. There was a similar moment of trying to be too smart a few min earlier where Raleek cut it back inside to avoid running toward the sideline. Needed those yards bc I believe we ended up punting. Either way I like the guys trying to be smart just not sure those moments were correct.

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    watty7796

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    Glad to see Arch and Sark getting on the same page. Of I remember correctly Arch worked specifically on short and medium passes in the summer. Appears its paying dividends.

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    WG Carter

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    Without Nick Townsend, we do not have an athletic TE. Would like them to use Michael Terry when they split TEs out in passing situation. Yesterday on 3rd and 12 we threw open underneath pass to #15, when we were empty set...he got 9 yards. MT has better hands and is more of a threat.

    BTW, those 2 big Michigan OL we went heavy for in portal...are not having great years.

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    Hornsfan76

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    4 hours ago, JimR6 said:

    I will search the board to see if my question is answered somewhere, but has Littleton said why he decided not to score?

    I think many feel it was to make Mizzu blow their timeouts and run off clock and at least get a 2 score lead.

    Do I agree, at the time "no." Now thinking about it, it probably was the right call.

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