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Arch has said in several ways, shapes and forms that he has to play better for Texas to win. -
We’re meeting with Arch right now. On what he liked about his performance: “There wasn’t much to like.”
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That's it for Sark today.
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Sark: "It's hard to string together 15 plays in a row without screwing something up."
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They showed the defense opportunities where they could've attacked the ball and the plan is to work on maximizing those in practice leading up to the San Jose State game.
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Sark: "We've got a high football IQ defense."
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Sark: "I thought he responded well to that."
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On the halftime talk with Arch, Sark said it was trying to do a better job of identifying Ohio State's coverages and the plan to attack them in the second half.
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Sark is answering a question about player development. I'm too hung up on his comment about the wide receivers to digest it.
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After Daylon McCutcheon, the next wide receiver to go into the game would've been Ryan Niblett. Sark didn't feel like the other guys were ready.
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Sark on wide receiver depth: "We've got to make that room competitive."
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Sark knew Texas would need to make adjustments against Ohio State. He said he and the staff made adjustments in the first half — they just weren't good enough.
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Sark on the offense's potential: "We've got to make it come to life."
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There's an expectation for how Texas wants to play on offense, Sark said. In the running game, he's mentioned straining to finish to maximize runs.
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Sark said he's hard on the players, but not so hard that they start tuning him out.
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Sark was frustrated at halftime because he felt Texas had a good plan. He met directly with Arch at halftime to calm him down.
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Sark on Wingo: "We've got plenty enough weapons to where he doesn't have to shoulder the burden."
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Sark on Wingo: "He's going to be a good weapon for us."
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Sark said the offense's goal is to have an explosive play rate of 20 percent or more. Seven explosives on 67 snaps (a 10.4-percent explosive play rate) didn't get it done.
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The courage Jack Endries showed catching ball down the field, knowing he'd get popped, is one of the things that stood out to Sark regarding the transfer tight end's debut.
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Sark said the defense needs to practice more of the second tackler getting to the ball and trying to strip it. Ohio State's game plan when throwing the ball wasn't conducive to playing a lot of balls in the air, so Texas needed to force fumbles to create turnovers.
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On balancing out being aggressive on defense and not leaving the cornerbacks vulnerable in coverage, Sark said they were mindful of Jeremiah Smith all day. He said they got lucky on the fourth-and-1 when Ohio State failed to convert (Max Klare dropped a pass) and Kobe Black was one-on-one with Smith.
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Sark didn't elaborate, but he said guys who didn't play against Ohio State will be needed on Saturday against San Jose State.
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Texas respects every opponent, including San Jose State, but Sark said a lot of the focus this week will be on the team working on itself and getting better.
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Sark said Texas got "too cute" running the football in big games last season. He wanted to get back to running the football between the tackles and being physical. He felt like, for the most part, that happened, but he showed the team on tape where they left some bigger gains on the table if all 11 guys on offense had done their jobs.
