NEW ORLEANS — For the first time ever, the No. 3 Texas Longhorns are in the College Football playoffs, earning a matchup with the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Monday thanks to a 12-1 season that included a road win over the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide, an undefeated run through the Big 12, and a convincing conference title game win.
But as third-year head coach Steve Sarkisian likes to say, “We didn’t come this far just to come this far.
So there’s unfinished business for these Longhorns seeking the school’s first appearance in a national title game since 2009.