Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark today: “Coach (Joey McGuire), I’m not going to put any pressure on you, but I’m going to be in Austin on Thanksgiving. And you better take care of business like you did right here in Lubbock last year.”
Steve Sarkisan: "Getting the ball with 7 minutes to go at the end of this game, then finishing the game with the ball in their hands... I think is indicative of how far we've come."
Steve Sarkisian: "This game is not going to define our season. We've got 10 more regular season games to play, but I think it does serve as a good benchmark for us of what we're capable of and what the potential of who we can be as a team moving forward."
Sarkisian: "You guys can keep poking the bear on what I do at QB. At the end of the day, I'm not going to give you game-planning decisions on how we practice. There's a reason you guys don't come to practice. If I wanted you to know who took snaps, I'd let you come to practice."
Xavier Worthy during a breakout media session at the Alamo Bowl: "I feel like this game is a stepping stone to what we're going to do next year. I feel like this is going to show the country what we have going on at Texas."
The Sugar Bowl will be T'Vondre Sweat's 62nd game in a Longhorn uniform.
Sweat has played in every game for Texas since the beginning of the 2019 season.
Texas OL Christian Jones revealed after the game that the Longhorn O-line has Top Gun like callsigns
Kelvin Banks - Bankroll
Hayden Conner - Cornbread
Jake Majors - Shortstack
Cole Hutson - Sprinkles
Christian Jones - Hitman
Texas CB Ryan Watts, an Ohio State transfer, dropped multiple “That Team Up North” references when referring to Michigan during his availability on Tuesday.
Spotted some Texas football players walking around the Moody Center at Creighton vs. Texas.
T'Vondre Sweat, Ja'Tavion Sanders, Jahdae Barron, and Xavier Worthy to name a few.
Steve Sarkisian says that the morning Arch Manning committed to Texas, he got a text from Cooper Manning. Cooper told Sark, “If there’s a message to tell the other recruits you are recruiting, it’s that Arch Manning is coming to Texas because he loves the University of Texas, he
Urban Meyer to
@TIM_MAYsports
on Texas: "They are loaded. There's a 5 star athlete at every position on offense.
I watched them against Alabama last year. They should have won that game.
If Quinn Ewers doesn't go down, I believe Texas beats Alabama and the whole 2022 season
Texas WR Xavier Worthy said Steve Sarkisian went up to him post-fumble and said "give me a smile."
Worthy said Sark told him he would come back to him and try to get him the ball after the fumble.
Steve Sarkisian: "This is now two out of the three weeks where we have gotten a different defense than they have put on tape. That's the sign of a really good team, that people are going to such lengths to play a style of defense that they wouldn't play against anything else."
Sarkisian on Quinn Ewers: "I think just being in the dorm, being one of the guys and being at a place I think in his heart he always wanted to be at, I think he's in a really good place."
Quinn Ewers: “We’re back to 0-0 in Big 12 play. I know no one cares about our record in the Big 12. Couldn’t be more fired up for the opportunity we have.”
List of teams to sign the No. 1 offensive and defensive player in Louisiana, per the
@On3Recruits
Consensus
2013: LSU
2015: LSU
2016: LSU
2018: LSU
2019: LSU
2020: LSU
2021: LSU
2023: Texas
UTSA HC Jeff Traylor: "I'm not sure the best team won on that particular day on Saturday. Upon studying the film, it looks like Texas outplayed them at home in front of a great crowd."
Charlie Strong's first head coaching gig after Texas was at South Florida, where he took over for Willie Taggart.
Tom Herman's first head coaching gig after Texas is at Florida Atlantic, where he's taking over for Willie Taggart.
Alternate football uniform?
Chris Del Conte: "No."
"As long as I'm working for you and I'm working at the University of Texas... there's two colors, burnt orange and white."
Sark: “I’ve said this all along, I ask our guys quite frequently ‘raise your hand if you’ve won a Big 12 Championship.’ I’ve got one guy in the room who can raise his hand and it’s Blake Gideon.”
Bijan Robinson says he's grateful for Dr. Rubén Pizarro-Silva, the Longhorn Radio Network's Spanish PBP, who gave him the nickname "El Rayo," which translates to lightning.
Steve Sarkisian asked if he expects to play OU again this year: “I expect us to get back on the horse. We’ve got a locker room full of competitors. This is a tight knit group. I’m super proud of them for what they bring every single day. I was proud of them today. So we’ll go one
Quinn Ewers: "For me, I think I need to fill more of a vocal role on this team and be more of a vocal leader instead of just leading by what I do on and off the field. I think that's the main thing for me."
The following seniors will be recognized on Friday ahead of the Longhorns' game with Texas Tech, according to the UT game notes
-Paxton Anderson
-Gus Asel
-Jahdae Barron
-Patrick Bayouth
-Jett Bush
-Trill Carter
-Jalen Catalon
-Alfred Collins
-Kitan Crawford
-Jaylan Ford
-David
Steve Sarkisian said Texas held its normal meetings on Mon. Later in the day, Quinn Ewers texted Sark asking if they could have a players only meeting Tues. a.m.
Sark said the players' desire to reiterate the need for focus entering week 3 was a "great sign for us."
Sarkisian on Cedric CJ Baxter: “He doesn’t feel like a freshman right now. He works hard in winter conditioning. He’s got a 4.0 GPA. He went out and practiced no nonsense today.”
Texas QB Quinn Ewers on the UT defense: “Credit to those guys. I know they’re taking their positions really seriously right now. They practice really hard.”
Ivan Melendez grounds out to short in what is likely his final AB as a Longhorn.
It was a routine play for Kole Kaler, but Melendez sprinted the entire way down the line and through the bag.
A tremendous season by No. 17, which probably shouldn't be worn again at Texas.
Georgia TE Brock Bowers: “AD (Mitchell), he was one of the twitchiest dudes I’ve ever seen. He could take one step then be heading the opposite direction at full speed. He’s just an impressive player. I’m just hoping for the best for him at Texas.”
Texas HC Steve Sarkisian: "You lose your starting quarterback, that's never fun. Then your backup quarterback gets in the game, he's halfway injured, and fights through."
Texas RB and offensive MVP Bijan Robinson to ESPN: "I just want to thank my O-line for making the holes open up and giving me opportunities the whole game."
Steve Sarkisian on Quinn Ewers: "I think for Quinn, just like our entire team, why did we play good tonight? I think we played good tonight because we prepared really well and we practiced really well. Now, that's what they have to recognize that's what it takes every week."
Sarkisian on Bijan Robinson, who he told to quit dancing and to just start running through opponents: "Sure enough ,it was two plays later he hits that long run."
Keaontay Ingram: "In my opinion, I don’t feel I did as good as I should have. I could have brought way more to the table. I just have got to go through the offseason, correct those, and get ready for next season.”
Says he needs to get up to 220-225 lbs.
#HookEm
Keondre Coburn: I take the approach this year of being a leader as no more friends. We’re teammates. We’re business partners. I cant be your friend anymore because when you mess up, sometimes we’d sugarcoat and be like ‘you’re good.’ No, in real life youre not good. You messed up
Xavier Worthy on starting conference play in a vengeful Big 12: “I feel like there’s a target on us no matter who we play. I feel like it’s going to be a good one.”