Despite the sour ending to the season, the 2023 Texas Longhorns football team had a successful year.
Making it to the College Football Playoff isn’t easy, but Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian led the Longhorns there in his third season with the program and finished 12-2 as conference champions.
The Washington Huskies, led by Heisman finalist Michael Penix, defeated the Longhorns, 37-31, in a thrilling semifinal. Penix threw for 430 yards and two touchdowns. The Texas secondary could do nothing to stop him.
Texas also beat itself. It committed 10 penalties overall and two costly fumbles in the second half, ending drives that could have put valuable points on the board.
Regardless of the outcome, the future is bright for the Texas Longhorns. Here is everything Sarkisian said to the media following the heartbreaking loss.