AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 10 Texas didn't need some of its typical starting players to pound Sam Houston 55-0 in its final nonconference game. They'll certainly need them when Southeastern Conference play begins Oct. 4, and that's when a perfectly placed bye week comes in to help.

The Longhorns have this week off from competition before hitting the road to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida, to take on the Florida Gators in the SEC opener, and head coach Steve Sarkisian wants his guys to kick their feet up and recover.

Whether it's watching the other college football games this weekend or simply getting their bodies right to practice next week in preparation for the Gators, he wants them to take it easy once this week of practice concludes Wednesday.

"I need them to step away fr

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