CJ Vogel

That does it for today!

Sark: “Vernon Broughton had his best game as a Longhorn on Saturday.”

Sark says he stopped the Good, Bad & Ugly meeting on Monday to praise Gunnar Helm and the development he has shown since arriving in Austin. “he has shown a ton of resiliency.” Sark says you could argue he has been playing as well as anyone on the team so far this season and has been a two-time player of the week for Texas.

On the rotation between Cole Hutson and DJ Campbell. Sark says they earn playing time based off of how well they prepare in the week. Says he is hopeful to the play a few more OL. “It is a healthy competition but they are always playing for one another.”

“It’s been pretty good.” Sark says of the pass rush. Says there hasn’t been many opportunities this year especially against Colorado State. Sark says he believed the pass rush was effective against Michigan. There has been an added focus this week on containing the quarterback to alleviate the time needed for the secondary to cover downfield.

Sarkisian says if he could highlight a handful of things that have impressed him so far this season, tackling from the secondary would be on that list. “I have to credit the coaches to some degree.”

“The thing I have learned about Andrew (Mukuba) is he is a heck of a practice player.”

Sark says Texas targeting Andrew Mukuba due to his experience on the field. It definitely helped having the natural connections and area ties. “it was somewhat of a natural fit for him and obviously a very good fit for us.”

What’s most important for Silas is to keep working with a great attitude and when the ball finds you to be ready - Sark

On Silas Bolden: “It’s a deep room and the guys have been playing a lot of reps. Sometimes the ball finds you and sometimes it doesn’t.”

Ewers doesn’t consume himself with what others think of him, says Sark. Sark says Ewers is focused on putting himself in the best position to be successful at Texas regardless of outside noise.

Sark says Texas will play a lot of players. “It will be a similar format to how we played that first game.”

“I don’t think anybody has walked around our building like we’ve arrived.” Sark in the week of prep leading up to UTSA

“Obviously we are very excited for the ballgame Saturday night.” Sark referenced being under the lights several times. Says he’s excited to be back in front of the Texas faithful.

The availability is held over Zoom and should begin here shortly.

Texas HC Steve Sarkisian will speak with the media one last time ahead of Texas' meeting with UTSA at home on Saturday evening. The Longhorns come in as 35-point favorites for this matchup and are currently ranked No. 2 in the country.

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Go get the wallet out @Blake Munroe

A large deal is coming to the Texas One Fund and the Name, Image, Likeness aspect of Texas Athletics. Texas is one of three schools with a deal with Panini, as Ohio State and Nebraska are also inked with the leading sports card manufacturer. Former Longhorn and current VP of Panini Chris Ogbonnaya in the release: “As a former student-athlete at the University of Texas, I’m thrilled to bring together two storied sports entities to empower student-athletes — past, present, and future — at Texas and beyond,” said Chris Ogbonnaya, Vice President, NIL Relations for Panini America and former Longhorn and NFL running back. “The NIL space is ever-changing and evolving, but is still in its early stages, and Panini is primed to help student-athletes everywhere seize this opportunity. Our new Panini College platform is an important example of that and will serve as a hub for student-athletes to engage with NIL opportunities at their respective schools.”

2023 Hudl:

Texas has extended an offer to 2026 DL Tufanua Ionatna Umu-Cais late Wednesday night. Umu-Cais stands 6-feet-3-inches and is listed around 300 pounds on the recruiting services database. He currently attends Cherry Creek, the same high school Gunnar Helm came out of in the 2021 class. Texas becomes the 20th school to offer the 2026 defensive lineman.

Man that first season was so promising too. He's still a guy that can produce, but it feels like the middle of the field is a total waste of his skillset.

Helm might just be that good. There has not been any drop off on the TE production with him and he's contributing everywhere on the field.

Arkansas had 648 total yards of offense, OK State had 385 total yards of offense, yet OK State won because of blunders by Arkansas.

That hype and passion in the tunnel is what most folks don’t see with him.