Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian just sent a loud message about where his offense fell short this season. Texas has fired running backs coach Chad Scott after just one year in Austin, according to multiple reports. The move comes on the heels of a 9-3 regular season in which the Texas Longhorns finished fifth in the SEC but never really solved their ground game.

Under Chad Scott, Texas averaged only 3.9 yards per carry, ranking 10th in the 16-team SEC, via ESPN, and miles away from the over-5.0 clip the Longhorns posted in Steve Sarkisian’s first three seasons. For a program built around balance with quarterback Arch Manning at the controls, that is a problem Sarkisian could not ignore.

Injuries played a part, but they do not tell the whole story. Running back Quintrevion W

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