It’s tough to face the media after getting dominated in every aspect of the game.
Steve Sarkisian and his staff are facing their first glimpse of adversity with Texas after falling to Arkansas 40-21 in Week 2. It wasn’t necessarily one or two things that didn’t go their way throughout the game, it was almost as if nothing went right.
Arkansas absolutely dominated Texas in the trenches on Saturday evening at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. It was certainly a wake up call for this coaching staff, as they were seemingly unable to make in-game adjustments to put their players in position to succeed.
Texas’ defensive line, which is considered one of their strengths, has some questions to answer after allowing 333 rushing yards to Arkansas. On the flip side, the Longhorns were unable to get star back Bijan Robinson going on the ground due to poor offensive line play, and he finished the contest with 69 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries.
The Razorbacks were able to generate consistent pressure on redshirt freshman Hudson Card, often putting him in too many less than desirable third and long situations.
Special teams seemingly had their fair share of struggles as well, where kicker Cameron Dicker missed a field goal for the second consecutive week, and also bobbled the snap on a punt.
It’s easy to point fingers at particular players or position groups, but needless to say the Longhorns have a lot of work to do. The blame eventually falls on the shoulders of the head coach.
Here’s everything Sarkisian had to say after Texas’ defeat: