Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian meets with the media one final time before the ULM game this weekend.

The No. 1 team in the country is back under the lights at DKR where another spectacle of an evening is expected.

Notes and quotes in the comments below, plus an update on the QB situation.

Getting started here shortly.

Sarkisian opens it up saying it has been a really nice week of practice after maybe a bit of a slower start to the week.

Says some guys were limited early in the week, but that Wed. and Thurs. were "tremendous" practices.

Arch Manning WILL start on Saturday says Steve Sarkisian.

RB Jaydon Blue, RB Tre Wisner and DB Jelani McDonald are all "gametime decisions" for ULM on Saturday.

Sarkisian says he wants Texas to take care of the football better on Saturday.

Sark says he is hoping to see the return game take its level up a notch this weekend.

DB Xavier Filsaime was not mentioned in the injury report.

Sarkisian says he trains his quarterbacks very hard. Puts a lot of pressure and stress on them in practice so that they are ready for when it is their time to play in front of 100,000 fans.

Sark says he has seen a lot of nickel defenses change into the common era of football.

As the week has progressed, Quinn Ewers is in really good spirits.

Says all of the goals for the season are on the table for him.

"With some of the games we have coming uop down the road, he is going to be in New York for the Heisman."

Sark says the execution by Arch on Saturday was more reactionary. Mentions now he wants to see him executing a gameplan set out coming in to the game.

Trey Owens will be 2nd string QB.

Cole Lourd will be 3rd string QB.

"General can throw it, he can rip it."

Both Trevor Goosby and Brandon Baker are up to 30 snaps on the season, Sarkisian says the biggest thing for their time on the field is to feel consequence when they are on the field. To play well but to feel when they error to learn and adapt as quickly as they can with these live reps.

Sarkisian says Arch has done a really good job of prepping like the starter since he arrived. 

Says going out to play the game and play naturally is going to be key. Now it is all about executing the plan and playing with confidence.

 

Sark: I have never seen Jerrick Gibson shy away from contact or another carry.

That's all for today.

The first start of Arch's Texas career is coming on Saturday

I got bad flashbacks seeing "Let's Ride"

Thanks CJ ! 🤘🏻

I’m excited to see The Lourd take snaps Saturday night.

23 minutes ago, Danimal said:

I got bad flashbacks seeing "Let's Ride"

Yeah, that is a phrase that brings a bit of PTSD for me….lol

LFG 🤘🤘🤘

https://youtube/TXBdzfmqLH0?feature=shared

 

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