Win and move on. That was the mentality of the Texas Longhorns on the road in Arkansas. The Longhorns did enough to hold off the Hogs 20-10.
The Horns dominated the first half, but only had a 10-0 lead to show for it at halftime. After a third quarter UT field goal, Arkansas put together two scoring drives and two defensive stops to cut the lead to 13-10.
Texas responded with a touchdown, a forced fumble and a final drive that ended with three kneel-downs to secure the win.
After the game, ABC’s Katie George asked Texas coach Steve Sarkisian about that final drive.
“It was just one of those days. They were going to make us earn it. We weren’t going to get many chunk plays. So we had to be really efficient. I thought that was a really efficient drive on the ground. Hit a couple passes. Great catch by (Matthew) Golden for the touchdown.” Steve Sarkisian
The ABC sideline reporter then asked about the defense.
“Our defense played fantastic. Jahdae Barron had a great game as well. Alfred Collins had a great day. That’s a really explosive offense, so to hold these guys to 10 points on the road, that’s a heck of a job.” – Steve Sarkisian
Finally, George asked Sark about going on the road in the SEC.
“You guys saw the environment today. It was a tough one. Proud of our guys. It’s not easy to go on the road in this conference for sure.” – Steve Sarkisian