Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says his team must now avoid the “rat poison” of listening to praise after a close loss to Alabama.
. Sticking close to 'Bama as three-touchdown underdogs created a lot of buzz that once-powerful Texas may indeed be on the rise again.“A week ago, everyone told us how bad we were, now this week everyone wants to tells us how good we are,” Sarkisian said. “We have to be careful to quiet the noise outside of our building.”In 2016, Texas followed two straight losing seasons with a pulsating, national television win over Notre Dame.
The Longhorns have plenty to worry about, mainly at quarterback. Starter Quinn Ewers injured his clavicle in the first quarter against Alabama and returned to the sideline with his left arm in a sling. Backup Hudson Card finished the game but was visibly limping in the second half. Freshman Charles Wright could get the call.
UTSA didn’t start playing football until 2011. The game Saturday will be the 135th in program history. It will be No. 1,349 for Texas. Traylor knows the bounce his team could get from a win.
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