Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian continued to discuss his admiration for his receiver room on Tuesday night. He did so in a matter-of-fact manner.
The humble Longhorns head coach said the following of his receivers on the Late Kick with Josh Pate:
“When we’ve had our best offenses we’ve been able to deploy people across the field that make it difficult for you to kind of pin down and hone in on. And in turn, the ball can get spread out when the quarterback knows (where) to go with the ball. Guys can make plays in space because they’re getting those one-on-one matchups.”
The Texas set of receivers is reminiscent of some of his Alabama receiver rooms, though perhaps to a lesser degree. The Longhorns don’t have Alabama’s 2018 fantastic four, but they have as good a tight end and receiver combination, Ja’Tavion Sanders, Xavier Worthy and AD Mitchell, as Sarkisian has had at Texas.
Outside of those three, Isaiah Neyor and Jordan Whittington have proven capable of picking on defenses, while Johntay Cook, DeAndre Moore and Ryan Niblett are turning heads during the offseason.
Sarkisian looks to deploy his best receivers all the way to a Big 12 title game in Arlington in 2023.