Next man up mentality
On Monday, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian expressed his understanding that if worse comes to worst through the remainder of the 2024 college football season, then some of the program’s younger players might then be forced to step up to fill spots.
Texas football’s head coach said he’s preparing them accordingly, per Sports Illustrated.
“I was thinking to myself, ‘Okay, we’re seven and one, we’re eight games into the season, and the goal is to be playing January 20. And if you want to play on January 20, you’re minimum playing eight more games,” Sarkisian said during Monday’s media availability. “When you look at it this way, we’re at the halfway point and might have to play nine, you know, depending on how it goes. So what are we doing this week to continue to build up the depth of our roster, of our younger players, because we never know. We’ve seen the injury bug bite us at a few positions now where young players need to get ready to play.”
Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian said he was proud of how his receivers responded in Isaiah Bond’s absence. Said it is critical to bet Bond back and get Johntay Cook II going.
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