The Longhorns are grinding this offseason with the mindset that they need to take that next step on the field come fall when the season begins.
After an embarrassing 5-7 record in his first season as the head coach of Texas, Steve Sarkisian has his back against the wall as another down season with this very much improved roster would be catastrophic for the Longhorns.
On the bright side, there is a sense around the program that some of the players from Tom Herman’s team weren’t all the way bought into the culture, and the players the new coaching staff brought in seem to have the right attitudes.
Now the only question is whether the new players along with the returners can lead to major improvements, and we are starting to see some of these questions addressed during spring practices.
247Sports’ Hudson Standish (exclusive content) was able to chat with a few sources in attendance of Texas’ most recent scrimmage on Saturday. Let’s dissect a few of the positive notes from practice.