Steve Sarkisian Throws Two Texas Players Under the Bus to Defend Quinn Ewers’ Blunder That Cost Natty

Steve Sarkisian’s 2024 season will probably be remembered much less for the second consecutive playoff they made. But more so, for the missed moments that might have cost their national championship hopes. One would expect that Texas would have learned from the Georgia games’ losses, which were marred by turnovers, red-zone inefficiencies, and defensive lapses last year. But instead, Texas crumbled to the same mistakes against Ohio State in the Cotton Bowl semifinal, as they lost 14-28. Now, 7 months after the game happened, Steve Sarkisian clarifies one of the most talked-about blunders of the game, highlighting missteps by two players.

With just 3 minutes left on the fourth quarter clock, and Texas trailing 14-21 against Ohio State, the team had a second and goal from OSU’s 1-yard line.