Last week was ugly in Austin. The Florida game was a horror reel when George Gumbs blasted through to hand Texas a brutal 29-21 loss. Five sacks, a 58% pressure rate, and a national hype train that went off the rails. The noise outside got too loud and Steve Sarkisian heard every decibel. He remained mum, though. But then came Saturday. The Red River Rivalry. The kind of game that rewrites narratives.
Ryan Niblett’ s 75-yard punt return touchdown in the fourth quarter was the dagger, sealing a 23-6 Texas win over sixth-ranked Oklahoma. Steve Sarkisian finally exhaled, but his postgame tone told a different story. An X post on October 11 presented the HC’s real emotions where he said, “It’s easy to succumb to the outside noise and there was a lot of shit getting talked about ou