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AUSTIN (KXAN) – Texas and head coach Steve Sarkisian will have a week to ponder their 32:24 loss to the state of Oklahoma.
The Longhorns will spend most of this week recovering and trying to correct the wrongs of Saturday’s loss before proceeding to prepare for Baylor. Texas will travel to Waco for a game on October 30th against No. 20 Baylor. The kick-off is announced for 11 a.m.
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Sarkisian said Texas would train Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday before a weekend break. He says the coaching staff will start recruiting on Thursday.
Sarkisian said this in his meeting with the media on Monday.
Opening statement
“Of course there is a certain amount of frustration for all of us. We all do this to win. What happened in the ball game to our inability to perform in the fourth quarter? There are several ways to achieve this. We can go into what went wrong or look at it from the side. We played pretty good football for two and a half or three quarters against a high quality, unbeaten top 10 team. The promising part is that we are perfectly capable of competing at a high level. Had tours in the fourth quarter and didn’t end up finishing those ball games. Now it’s about our ability to maintain that. This is our focus and our way of thinking. “
How do I overcome mental hurdles in a team after close games?
“I’ve never been the one to try to wait to address issues when they present themselves. Sometimes you don’t know all of your problems, and maybe some of them were past problems that we won’t address now, or maybe you don’t pick up your ugly head until you’re further down the road. You got a present, right? And you open the present and it’s a box of golf balls. Then you open the box and there is the case of golf balls and you open the case and it’s not really the brand of golf ball you thought you would get. Sometimes you need to drill down and pull back the levels to see what potential problems you are facing. Nothing we’ve ever done since I got here was to blame for what happened before. None of this was ever … we’ll get into that later. Something is being presented to us here. I think we are very capable and now the point is that our players understand one step at a time. That’s the next game mentality that we really want to instill in our team. “
What strategies would you use to address the problems?
“I work a lot in this area. I think this is probably one of the most underrated aspects of the sport. The mental space of the elite competitors in history … that’s really what kept them apart. In recent history we’ve tried to dig a little deeper … develop it. This is a part of me that I believe in. It’s not necessarily new to our team. There’s obviously a shift in focus that we obviously need to improve, and it can’t just ho-hum and go on. We have to do the necessary things to address it and that started in our team meeting. From a psychological point of view, I feel like this is in our wheelhouse. We have already laid a really good foundation for this … I think it’s a natural development. “
Is Casey Thompson still your starter?
“Yes sir.”
The decision to stay with Thompson across from the Hudson Card
“I think Casey deserved a little more of that right to face some of these fights. A week earlier he threw five touchdowns against Oklahoma. He had a six-touchdown game against Texas Tech. He showed us and played really good football. I think he deserved this opportunity to work his way out of this. We’re still developing Hudson, and when the time comes when we need to make a change, we’ll be prepared for it. We have every confidence in Casey that he can do it. “
Who do you go to for advice?
“I speak to a few different people. You’re trying to look at things from a different perspective. I have my perspective and try to look at things down to earth. I really believe, and our players believe, that I’m in the foxhole with them. I’m trying to see it from a gamer’s perspective. I also look at it from the 10,000 foot view and what kind of perspective is that. I try my best to look at it from many different angles. When you start to hear a common topic or some thoughts, or maybe a way to bring up some of them, I try to take those opinions seriously. Then try to formulate an action plan to move our team forward. “
On fan support
“I think we have an incredible following. The support was enormous. I realize that starting at 11 a.m. isn’t easy for everyone. Everyone has different things in front of them. Longhorn football is very important and carries a lot of weight, but other people have things going. Eleven o’clock kicks are not easy. We see the glimpses of what this thing can look like and what it will look like in the future. I think we’re very close and I’m excited to see what this future has in store for us. ”
Evaluation of the offensive line and replacement of players
“That was the plan. Tope [Imade] made his first career start. To think he would just go every four quarters probably wasn’t fair to him. We wanted to roll Hayden Conner in with him. Ideally, Tope will continue to gain at this level of comfort when playing with the right guard and then we will observe the situation with the left tackle. “
Would you like to snap more snaps to Keilan Robinson?
“We went to that as an offensive staff … really, after the game and yesterday. It’s a fine line when you have such a good player in Bijan and what he gives the team. He’s an electric gamer, but we saw Keilan as a gamer … even the few snaps he took on Saturday.
Can run defense improve during Bye Week?
“I think so. The hard part for me. There are many phases in the game on Saturday. I thought we were playing good run defense against a good run offensive team. They did. We knew we were getting in , and we have been productive to stop the run and limit them in the explosive games. Complementary football, great teams do that. They play really well together. Attack, defense and special teams. When we are secured in our own back, we have to Do two first downs so we can turn the field around and not give them a short field. Our inability to do that was demonstrated on Saturday. We can stare at the run defense, but ultimately, if you go three times in a row, three times in a row, the same big guys have to go out and stop the run. Holistically, the idea of complementary football is one area that we can improve. We have on offensive, defensive and s pecial teams did not work well together. “
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