Sark alerts Texas: Prevent ‘Notre Dame circumstance’

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterSep 9, 2024

, 02:40 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He signed up with ESPN in 2024 after covering the University of Oklahoma for Sellout Crowd and the Tulsa World.Texas coach Steve Sarkisian stated Monday that he has actually cautioned his team versus the” Notre Dame situation “and reminded his players that” we’re entitled to nothing “following Saturday’s 31-12 win over then-No. 10 Michigan that moved the Longhorns to No. 2 in the AP Top 25. Texas ’19-point triumph over the Wolverines at Michigan Arena represented an early statement success in the Longhorns’pursuit of a second-consecutive College Football Playoff appearance this fall. Led by 246 passing yards and 3 touchdowns from quarterback Quinn Ewers, Texas notched its biggest road win over a top-10 challenger considering that 1979, handing Michigan its very first home loss considering that 2020 and the program’s very first defeat given that the Wolverines fell to TCU in the 2022 College Football Playoff.The Longhorns’ win came hours before then-No.

5 Notre Dame suffered a monumental upset Saturday afternoon, falling as a 28.5-point home favorite in a 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois– seven days after the Irish’s 23-13 roadway win over then-No. 20 Texas A&M. Editor’s Picks 2 Associated As Texas(2-0 )started preparations for a

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UTSA, Sarkisian directed his players’attention to Notre Dame’s stumble as a warning to the surging Longhorns.” Humanity is human nature, “Sarkisian discussed. “So what did I do this morning? I walked them through the Notre Dame situation of [the Irish] going into College Station a week ago and winning that game and being anointed a top-five group and in the College Football Playoff, then a week later on losing to Northern Illinois.””I showed them that clip of [Kanon Woodill’s game-winning] basket and I revealed the clip of Northern Illinois storming the field this morning as a great pointer that we’re entitled to nothing,”Sarkisian continued.”We can anything. We’ve got an actually great team. However we’re entitled to nothing. We’re going to earn whatever. And we have actually going to have to earn the triumph here Saturday night. “Texas’thrashing of Michigan assisted the Longhorns leapfrog Ohio State for No. 2 in the most recent AP Leading 25, the program’s greatest ranking in AP poll since 2009. Texas ‘remaining schedule includes meetings with only two groups presently ranked inside the AP Top 25. The Longhorns will deal with No. 15 Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl on Oct. 12 before hosting No. 1 Georgia on Oct. 19 in a possible match of No. 1 vs No. 2 in Week 8. More imminently, Texas hosts UTSA at 7 p.m. ET Saturday night on ESPN. The Roadrunners see Austin after suffering a 49-10 defeat to Texas State in Week 2.

No various from the caution Sarkisian provided on Notre Dame’s upset, the Longhorns ‘coach is cautious about ignoring Texas’Week 3 challenger, also. “The worst challengers or the toughest opponents to play are the ones that are injured; that are backed into a corner,”Sarkisian stated.” … We’re going to get their best variation. We’ve got to prepare really well today like we have the previous two weeks understanding that we’re going to get their finest shot. We require to ensure that they get our finest shot.”