Texas coach Steve Sarkisian uses Notre Dame as cautionary tale for Longhorns ahead of Week-3 game vs. UTSA

The Preventing Irish, who ascended to No. 5 within the AP High 25 ballot after an enormous Week 1 win towards Texas A&M, had been in an analogous place coming into Recreation 2. Then, as 20-plus level favorites, they watched their Faculty Soccer Playoff hopes take an enormous blow in a 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois. 

Throughout his weekly press convention on Monday, Sarkisian mentioned that he has taken time to stroll the Longhorns via Notre Dame’s scenario, even exhibiting them footage of Northern Illinois gamers storming the sphere inside Notre Dame Stadium. 

“We’re able to something,” Sarkisian mentioned. “We have a extremely good staff. However we’re entitled to nothing. We’ll earn every thing. And we have going to need to earn the victory right here Saturday evening.”  

Texas is at present favored by 34.5 factors towards the Roadrunners. The road ballooned following UTSA’s 49-10 loss to Texas State which gave the Bobcats their first ever win within the I-35 Rivalry. UTSA solely had 318 complete yards of offense and performed two totally different quarterbacks because it has struggled to interchange former longtime starter Frank Harris. 

However the Roadrunners have received no less than 9 video games in every of the final three seasons underneath coach Jeff Traylor, with two Convention USA championships in that span. 

“The worst opponents, or the hardest opponents to play, are those which are wounded and which are backed right into a nook,” Sarkisian mentioned. “UTSA has obtained a really gifted staff. Rather well-coached. Coach Traylor’s carried out a pleasant job there they usually’re a bit of wounded popping out of final week, so we all know we’ll get their finest shot. We’ll get their finest model.”  

That is additionally one among simply two remaining nonconference video games remaining for the Longhorns, as they face matchups towards Purple River rival Oklahoma and No. 1 Georgia in two of their first three league assessments as an SEC faculty.