AUSTIN, Texas — After going 5-7 and 8-5, the comments from Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian about his 2023 team on Ryan Clark’s The Pivot podcast last April struck a new tone.
“It feels and looks like my team,” Sarkisian said. “The way the players talk, the way they act, what they look like, the way they move, how we practice — the speed, the tempo — all those things meant, ‘Okay, now we’re about ready to go. This is what it’s supposed to look like.’”
Sarkisian deserved the benefit of the doubt — he knows what championship teams look like.