Former Texas Longhorns player Vince Young has seen ups and downs since his collegiate days. He will always be remembered by fans for his game-winning play that sealed a 2005 national championship against USC. It appears that the renowned Texas ex has been going through ups and downs lately.
Maybe it includes the latest occurrence in which it seems Young was rendered unconscious during a brawl in a Houston club. Although it’s uncertain, we’re not ready to rule out the possibility that the people who started a fight with Young were supporters of Texas A&M or even USC.
Coming off of a Big 12 title and a College Football Playoff berth, the Texas Longhorns could have become complacent.
Instead, officially entering this SEC this summer, and projected as one of the top teams in the country next fall, they are hungy.
Sarkisian remarked, “I think we have a very hungry football team.” These guys have intense competition. Right present, our procedures are very competitive.
Not only are the Longhorns attempting to meet but also exceed expectations. Their goal is to become the best team they can be by making improvements.
The coaches have worked to foster this approach since taking over the program in January 2021.
To Sarkisian’s delight, the players are the ones who are actually advancing that culture, even if they are making every effort to develop that mindset going into Year 4.
“That’s the conversation in the locker room,” Sarkisian said on Monday. “It’s on their mind. I think that’s a good thing. That us being the best football team we can be is on their mind, and what they need to do to make that happen is on their mind. We’re four practices in. We’ve got a ton to work on, but I think we’re making the right strides.”
So how are the players holding up there end of the bargain? Well Sarkisian gave an example.
During a special teams drill, instead of himself of special teams coordinator Jeff Banks needing to step in and correct a mistake, it was the players who took care of the issue.
“A young player made a mistake, and before myself or coach Banks could even say anything to him, man there was like a flock of wolves that just kind of, ‘That’s not what we do, That’s not how you do it,’” Sarkisian said. “So as highly competitive as we are in our intent and the way we’re practicing with the intensity, they’ve learned now how to do it.”
And that is exactly the kind of thing that Sarkisian has been trying to instill in the program and has been preaching since his arrival in Austin.
“I think that’s the beauty of it,” Sarkisian said. “That they’re coaching one another. And that’s the leadership that I was talking about at the first press conference. We’ve got a multitude of guys doing that, and I think there’s a real positive to that for us.”
