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Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian opened up about the ups and downs of his first season leading the program earlier this week, during the Texas Fight Tour’s first leg.
“We had eight months and if you really, really want to critique a program, you have to look at that program from A to Z,” Sarkisian said, according to 247Sports. “Where I failed, quite frankly, in our program, is I failed at connecting with our team and our team connecting with one another at this time last year. Why and how did that happen? We were in the north end zone. I was on the seventh floor, up in a cubicle. Our players were down in the visiting locker room. We would meet as a team on the eighth floor of the concourse in the north end zone where that big bar is. You know where the Tito’s sign is? (Where) the Deep Eddy sign is? That was right behind me with a pop-up screen and our players were in card table chairs. Then, the position coaches met with their players in the suites on the eighth floor. We didn’t have a natural place to really connect with our players and I failed in that spot because I didn’t generate enough opportunity for our team to grow as one. That’s what culture is, right? That’s what we’re talking about and that has to grow organically.”
WHAT THE WISE MEN ARE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Fight Tour offers dose of old-time, burnt-orange religion
Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Late-season bullpen shakeup may turn things around for Texas
Austin American-Statesman: Bohls: Texas implodes against Baylor, but has bigger goals in play
Dallas Morning News: Five reasons for optimism heading into next Texas football season
Dallas Morning News: Plano West graduate Parker Coody cards two hole-in-ones at U.S. Open Local Qualifier
247Sports: Morning Brew: Sarkisian’s philosophical shift on defense for 2022 and much more
247Sports: Where Steve Sarkisian says he failed in his first season as Texas head coach
247Sports: The HUDdle: A couple notes to start the week
247Sports: The Brew: New NIL guidelines are coming, but who and how will they be enforced?
Inside Texas: Taking stock of the Texas offensive line
Inside Texas: Tuesday: Steve Sarkisian on tour
Inside Texas: 2022 Texas Longhorns Position Outlook: Cornerback
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Podcast: Baseball trying to catch its stride
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
Austin American-Statesman: Toppmeyer: Texas isn’t Alabama, making Longhorns ideal for Manning
247Sports: Arch Manning talks top schools and previews senior season
247Sports: What’s next for Texas at quarterback in 2024?
247Sports: Top247 CB Jasiah Wagoner talks Big 12 visits, Notre Dame offer
Inside Texas: 2023 On3 Consensus No. 69 Jordan Renaud recruitment heating up
Inside Texas: Timelines for 2023 Texas Longhorns recruiting targets
Inside Texas: Tyrese Hunter would give Texas a formidable backcourt
BIG 12 BREAKDOWN
Inside Texas: Current betting odds for Big 12 Champion
Frogs O’ War: TCU LS Antonio Ortiz signs with Chicago Bears
Crimson and Cream Machine: Oklahoma Sooners Football: Yes, the NCAA campaign against NIL collectives is about money
Bring On The Cats: Kansas State Football: What Jadon Jackson brings to Kansas State
WHAT WE’RE READING
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NEWS ACROSS THE FORTY ACRES AND BEYOND
- Texas baseball takes on Texas Southern tonight at 6:30pm.
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— Texas Baseball (@TexasBaseball) May 10, 2022
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