The Texas Longhorns gained comfortably in opposition to San Jose State on Saturday, however coach Steve Sarkisian felt that his crew had lots to enhance upon.
Sarkisian publicly ripped into his gamers after Saturday’s 38-7 victory at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Tx. He was notably sad with the Longhorns’ 12 penalties, which value them 115 yards.
“My foot’s acquired to get of their butt right here on Monday morning,” Sarkisian mentioned, via Wescott Eberts of Burnt Orange Nation. “That’s unacceptable, and there’s a typical with which we need to play the sport, and 12 penalties doesn’t meet that normal.”
The penalty subject considerably impacted Texas, notably on offense. The flags left them behind the sticks and compelled them into lots of third and lengthy conditions, which is a part of why the Longhorns had been simply 2/12 on third downs Saturday.
This comes after Texas dedicated six penalties for 50 yards in its loss to Ohio State final Saturday.
The excellent news for the Longhorns is that Arch Manning regarded lots higher after a dismal first game of the season. Plus, Texas was not genuinely put beneath a lot stress at any level in the course of the recreation. Nevertheless, they’ve lots to wash up as a result of these kinds of penalty numbers will harm them in opposition to higher opposition.
