The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season will be released Tuesday and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is doing his bit to promote the Longhorns’ resume. He wants everyone to remember that 34-24 win over No. 8 Alabama back on Sept. 9. Sarkisian calls that the “best win in the country.
Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy looks to throw against BYU during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian and his team prepare to take the field for an NCAA college football game against BYU in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy looks to throw against BYU during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
The playoff rankings are released Tuesday night. The No. 7 Longhorns have never been in the playoff but are 7-1 in aAfter testy comment, NC State’s Dave Doeren says he and ex-NFL star Steve Smith Sr. are all goodThe win over Alabama certainly created a lot of buzz about Texas at the time. The problem for the Longhorns is that the win was almost two months ago. A lot of time has passed and there have been other big games to attract eyeballs.“We’re a very versatile team.
Sarkisian didn’t mention that Texas won three games in a row — Wyoming, Baylor and Kansas — against opponents playing their backup quarterbacks against the Longhorns.“I feel pretty good about our team and I think over time this whole thing will play itself out,” he said.“At the start of the year, a couple of teams in our league lost some games that maybe people didn’t think they were going to lose, and some teams won some games in other conferences,” Sarkisian said.
“We’re starting to find that I think our league is probably a little stronger than people give it credit for in early September ... and maybe some of these other leagues aren’t quite as strong,” Sarkisian said. “Our league is tough.”
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