Texas HC Steve Sarkisian claims ‘nobody’ believed in Longhorns before Missouri game.
Texas · Missouri"Our guys, they're not naive to noise. For as much as I would love to say they tune it all out, and we try our best to do that, I could hear the talk getting on the plane yesterday.
I could hear the talk when we got here. Nobody thought we were going to come here and win the game, nobody thought we were tough enough at the line of scrimmage.
Everybody thought we'd get pushed around. The DNA of this organization is mental and physical toughness.
I think that poured out of our pores today in this ballgame," Sarkisian said. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images
KEY POINTS
- Texas HC Steve Sarkisian claims ‘nobody’ believed in Longhorns before Missouri game.
- Steve Sarkisian opened his postgame news conference in Columbia, Missouri, on Saturday by going back to the days before kickoff.
- The Texas Longhorns had just beaten the Missouri Tigers 34-20 on the strength of 21 unanswered points, and the Texas coach aimed his opening statement at the talk that came before the game.
- Nov 15, 2025; Athens, Georgia, USA; Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian and team gesture after the game against the Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium.