Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said he was a little surprised by recent comments from Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark, who publicly told Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire that he «better take care of business» against the Longhorns.
The Longhorns will host the rival Red Raiders on Nov. 24, the day after Thanksgiving, in their final Big 12 game before departing for the SEC.
Texas Tech beat Texas last year in Lubbock, 37-34 — an upset that Yormark referenced last week while speaking to the Red Raider Club. «Coach [McGuire], I'm not going to put any pressure on you, but I'm gonna be in Austin for Thanksgiving, OK?
And you'd better take care of business like you did right here in Lubbock last year,» Yormark said. When asked Monday about Yormark's remark, Sarkisian joked that the reporter was «trying to get him in trouble» before responding. «I got a letter from the commissioner about sportsmanship the day before that speech, so I'm trying to figure out what are we promoting to our student-athletes,» Sarkisian said. «To go say those types of things?