Texas keeps forward focus in wake of loss: 'We've got to handle our business'

  • 📰 FOXSports
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 53 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 24%
  • Publisher: 63%

Belgique Nouvelles Nouvelles

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles,Belgique Actualités

Steve Sarkisian wants the Longhorns to feel the pain of their loss to rival Oklahoma, but also knows that their CFP goals remain within reach.

While every loss is sobering, Saturday's was especially so because it came against a bitter rival. Coach Steve Sarkisian said the team's goal this season is to win a championship, and that dream is still very much intact.should win the rest of their regular season games, as none of their opponents are currently ranked. While anything can happen in college football, there would be no valid excuse for another loss.

While Sarksian and his players are watching film and playing the woulda-coulda-shoulda game, Saturday's result is not the end. That means fixing some of the glaring mishaps that cursed Texas over the weekend — like giving up three turnovers and forcing none. Oklahoma only scored seven points off those takeaways, but they prevented scoring chances for Texas and shifted momentum.Ewers threw interceptions on the first two Texas series and was sacked five times. But he still managed to complete 31-of-37 passes for 346 yards and a touchdown. This included at one point completing 19 passes in a row.

Even so, Texas was still called for nine penalties when it had previously been averaging four per game. The Longhorns scored just three points on three trips to the red zone and couldn't make a stop defensively on OU's last drive. One of the most head-scratching moments came early in the fourth quarter when Texas had a chance to tie the game, but failed to score on four tries from the 1-yard line.47-yard field goal.

 

Merci pour votre commentaire. Votre commentaire sera publié après examen.
Nous avons résumé cette actualité afin que vous puissiez la lire rapidement. Si l'actualité vous intéresse, vous pouvez lire le texte intégral ici. Lire la suite:

 /  🏆 280. in BE

Belgique Dernières Nouvelles, Belgique Actualités