AUSTIN, Texas — It took less than 20 seconds into Steve Sarkisian’s post-game press conference on Saturday for the Texas Longhorns head coach to begin addressing the substance of his team’s 38-24 win over the Clemson Tigers at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in the first-round matchup of the College Football Playoff.
After running for 292 yards and four touchdowns, including 100-yard performances by sophomore Quintrevion Wisner and junior Jaydon Blue, Sarkisian’s focus was unsurprising.
“The story of the game, I think, obviously, is us finding the run game offensively, to have two 100-yard rushers in the game and establishing ourselves on the ground to create balance offensively, I thought, was critical to the game,” Sarkisian said.