Texas is 2–0, the No. 2 team in the country and coming off of the biggest win of the season in all of college football. 

Head coach Steve Sarkisian is set to speak with the media Monday morning to recap the victory over Michigan and to preview UTSA.

Notes and quotes in the comments down below.

Starting up in five minutes.

3 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Starting up in five minutes.

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Sarkisian calls UTSA a little wounded after getting whooped by Texas State a week ago, mentions that is the most dangerous team to play.

Sarkisian says he pulled up the Notre Dame win over Texas A&M and loss to Northern Illinois to the team as a reminder than anything can happen in the game of college football.

Sarkisian says he believes the pass rush has been good. There hasn't been too many chances to get after the quarterback even with Texas getting up on the scoreboard.

Sarkisian says he believes the INT by Mukuba was a result of the pass rush by Ethan Burke. Credits Manny MUhammad for also getting his hand in the basket there.

Next for Texas is to not allowing the QB out of the pocket says Sarkisian. Sark says they were a bit surprised by Warren's athleticism outside the pocket,

"As good as we think we have played, in my opinion we are going to need to play better to achieve the goals we have."

Sarkisian says one thing about Ewers that gets lost is that we don't see the emotions and competitiveness at times.

Sark pointed to the OK State game on the road in Stillwater where Ewers was "pissed" after the loss. 

Sark: There wasn't a throw Saturday that was every really in danger aside from maybe one check down.

Sarkisian says it was huge for Texas to stay ahead of the chains and not turn the ball over. 

Ewers executed that plan.

They did not want to be behind in the chains for Wink Martindale to blitz.

Just now, CJ Vogel said:

Sark: There wasn't a throw Saturday that was every really in danger aside from maybe one check down.

If it is the one I think he's referencing then that should have been pass interference. 

Sarkisian says an area the team can improve is perimeter blocking. Texas isn't hitting those home runs right now because they aren't finishing their blocks out wide.

Sarkisian says he calls on his team to go to that killer level. 

Even if the game is out of hand, he doesn't want teams to score late and he doesn't want to waste offensive possessions.

"I want to make it 60 minutes of hell for our opponents."

Sarkisian says one thing for Trey Moore he has been impressed with is his physicality in the run game. 

"The other stuff is going to come."

Says even though the sack numbers aren't there he has been very impactful on the EDGE.

Sark says the team has a meeting for 20 minutes every Friday called 'Situational Masters' for when those critical moments arise, they are prepared.

Texas shows clips of other games in big situations late in games or in specific time/distance examples.

Sarkisian says one of his favorite plays Saturday was a swing play to Tre Wisner where he could have gone out of bounds after a big game, but instead he stayed in bounds and delivered a hit to the Michigan DB's to help establish the tone of physicality the Longhorns were playing with on Saturday.

"The Tre Wisner play stood out to me the most."

Sarkisian says on the red zone efficiency in 2024, the offense has minimized the self-inflicted wounds.

Sark penalties and execution were the two biggest hindrances from a year ago. This year, the offense is executing better and not shooting themselves in the foot near the goal line.

The one drive Texas had vs. Michigan that did not score was the result of a penalty on first down and a missed assignment soon thereafter. 

Sarkisian says he felt good about his playcalling but more so the offense executed the game plan very well against Michigan.

13 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Sarkisian says one thing for Trey Moore he has been impressed with is his physicality in the run game. 

"The other stuff is going to come."

Says even though the sack numbers aren't there he has been very impactful on the EDGE.

Sark says Moore is not very emotional, but he has a very even keeled head on his shoulders that focuses mostly on the task at hand.

 

Sarkisian goes on about football IQ.

He shows blunders from players across the country as examples of what is not acceptable. Wants to show live proof of how it affects teams due to individual actions.

It seems Sark is really demanding alot from the guys and that they are stepping up to the challenge instead of shying away like it seemed previous teams may have done. The mindset is something else and it will be interesting to see how long Texas can keep the continuity 

That situational awareness is so great to show and teach the guys. Great teams not only make the play, win the rep, but understand the down, distance, clock, score, rules etc.
Mahomes and other great QBs are so next level with that stuff. Quick snap before a review. Staying in bounds. Seeing who is subbing out. 
It’s great that the fundamentals seem to be solid enough that he can move on to  more detailed concepts for the players. That will be huge in winning the biggest games. So glad Sark and Co. are on our side 😅