During Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian’s weekly conference, Sarkisian noted the importance of the upcoming bye week to get his team rested after playing six games in six weeks to start the season with another six games in six weeks looming and expectations remaining high despite Saturday’s loss to the Oklahoma Sooners at the Cotton Bowl.
“Obviously, bye week, one thing that’s going to be big for us this week is getting healthy,” Sarkisian said. “We are a little bit banged up as a football team, which is understandable — I think everybody is at this point in the season.