1 week Ago
Steve Sarkisian visited Arkansas in his first road game as the Texas head coach on Sept. 11, 2021. It didn't go well.
His No. 15-ranked Longhorns were dominated by the Hogs and lost 40-21. On Saturday, the 50-year-old coach returned to Fayetteville and brought his third-ranked squad that most consider a contender for the national title.
It's due to the combined effort of a strong offensive and defensive unit. But the trademark of any Texas team under Sarkisian's watch is its offense, which has put up 465 yards per game this season and is led by quarterback Quinn Ewers executing the coach's creative play calling, which often includes various forms of misdirection. Nelson Chenault-Imagn Images During the first quarter of the ABC broadcast at Arkansas, analyst Jesse Palmer noted the misdirection the Longhorns offense employed in recent weeks and referenced a specific moment from the Nov.
9 game against Florida, which included a video of an "explosive" play and a positive gain. Moments later, sideline reporter Katie George joined the conversation with some interesting insight from the Texas coach. "Well guys, Sark said he has this running joke with his players," the reporter said.
"Can we break Twitter? Which play call will break Twitter?" Interesting note: @CoachSark reveals his @TexasFootball offense tries to "break Twitter" each game with an unexpected play. pic.twitter.
com/Lai9Pj6den "So it's kind of something that they try to do something unexpected every single game. He said as soon as they get on the bus post-game, guys are like, 'We're on Twitter, Coach. We made it.
'" Those "unexpected" plays, as Palmer highlighted, have resulted in positive gains more often than not this season. Where and when Sarkisian and the Texas offense try executing one of their Twitter-breaking plays remains unclear. The only thing certain is, according to the coach, when it happens, the Twitter-sphere (now X) will provide confirmation.
Related: Steve Sarkisian and Quinn Ewers Praise Team's Response to Adversity on Saturday.
