The Texas Longhorns are in Atlanta getting ready to face the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Peach Bowl for the college football playoffs quarterfinals.
UT flew to Atlanta on Sunday and have been very busy Monday. The team took part in Media Day, visited the College Football Hall of Fame and had practice at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Horns even have some 2025 recruits practicing with the team.
The Horns are coming off a 38-24 first round playoff win over the Clemson Tigers. Arizona State were awarded a bye in the first round by winning the Big 12.
The Sun Devils are lead by QB Sam Leavitt, who told the media he wants to prove he’s better than Texas QB Quinn Ewers, and RB Cam Skattebo. Both transferred to ASU from other schools.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has a lot of respect for Arizona State’s year. Sark praised the Sun Devils for winning the Big 12.
“I want to remind everybody, we were in that Big 12 what, 27 years? We won four (conference titles), okay? This is their first year in and they won a Big 12 championship.
Like, it’s a really hard thing to do. They’re playing with a ton of confidence right now. The last two months, I think they’re playing as good football as anybody in the country, and that’s a credit to coach (Kenny) Dillingham and their staff. … They’ve gotten better and better as the year’s gone on, and it’s clear as day to see when you watch tape. So there’s a heck of a challenge for us.” — Steve Sarkisian
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