Tuesday marks the release of the first College Football Playoff rankings as the No. 7 Texas Longhorns remain hopeful of making the program’s first appearance in the playoffs since its inception in 2014 sitting at 7-1 and tied for first place in the Big 12 standings.
Monday marked Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian demonstrating the verbal and mental aptitude necessary to nod towards coachspeak while simultaneously using the bully pulpit of his weekly press conference to make his case for the Longhorns.
“It just seems pretty early to me,” Sarkisian started before pivoting into his pitch, which began with invoking his favorite word for this year’s team — versatile — while pointing out Saturday’s 35-6 win over BYU without starting quarterback Quinn Ewers.