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AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 19: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns reacts during the second quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 19, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian did not think that Texas played their best game against the Georgia Bulldogs, but Sarkisian gives a lot of credit to UGA.
“Unfortunately we didn’t play our best football tonight,” said Sarkisian. “But we were still competitive. Hopefully we get another crack at them (Georgia).”
Georgia and Texas could both possibly meet in the SEC championship game. Georgia holds a tiebreaker edge over Texas and is higher up in the SEC standings than the Longhorns, but both teams only have one SEC loss.
“That’s a good football team. Credit to Kirby and their staff and their players being ready to go in the first half. And like I said, they’ve been the standard in college football now for about five, six, seven years,” said Sarkisian.
Georgia has won two national championships over the last three seasons, but the Bulldogs played with a sense of desperation and desire that Texas could not match on Saturday.
“I thought we played them really well in the second half. But we just, when you get behind the eight ball with the way we played the first half, it’s a lot to overcome,” added Sarkisian.
Georgia outscored Texas 23-0 in the first half. Texas made things interesting in the second half, but never threatened to take a lead. The Longhorns lost 30-15.
“I was literally just asking the official what he saw to warrant DPI (defensive pass interference). And then at that moment, the trash came on the field,” said Sarkisian on the conversation the officials during the controversial penalty reversal.
“All of us, Longhorn Nation, I know we can be better than…
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Author : UGA Wire
Publish date : 2024-10-21 11:36:52
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