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Steve Sarkisian doesn’t pass up a chance to profess his love for college football and with that love comes the obvious attention to detail.
The Texas football coach is into the pageantry, pomp and circumstance that encompasses a typical fall Saturday in America, but as the head coach of the No. 3 team in the country, Sarkisian has his antennae up when it comes to the triumphs and failures of teams in Texas’ sphere.
He was like many of us who gasped when the No. 7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish had lost 16-14 to unheralded Northern Illinois at home. Upsets happen all the time in the college game, but this one was especially frightening. The Irish had just taken out Texas A&M in College Station and appeared to be off to a solid start in their quest to return to the College Football Playoff for the first time since a 2021 semifinal loss to eventual national champion Alabama.
Texas running back Jerrick Gibson, center, celebrates a touchdown with teammates, including quarterback Quinn Ewers, right, during the 31-12 win at Michigan. The Horns host UTSA on Saturday, and head coach Steve Sarkisian is wary of upsets that occur routinely in college football.
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It turns out the Huskies left South Bend with a $1.4 million appearance check. And the Irish fan base is in tatters after becoming the first top-10 team to lose to NIU, who has been playing football since 1899.
Sarkisian took note and decided to send a not-so-subtle message to his team entering Saturday’s home game against UTSA.
On Monday, he put together some video from the game and showed the NIU players storming the sacred turf at historic Notre Dame Stadium while the remaining fans stood in their seats in death-faced silence. Nothing can derail a blue blood’s title hopes like a…
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-09-12 10:11:56
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