Steve Sarkisian says Texas had some ‘bad apples’ in his first season in Austin

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Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is preparing to enter his second season in Austin, where expectations are always sky-high. 

Sarkisian’s first year did not go as planned, ending the season 5-7 and losing six consecutive games during October and November that included an embarrassing loss to Kansas, the program's first loss to the Jayhawks since 2016.

Head coach Steve Sarkisian stands with his Longhorns players after the Orange-White Spring Game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on April 23, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

But with an offseason where Texas grabbed the headlines, getting a commitment from five-star 2023 quarterback Arch Manning and obtaining the services of Ohio State transfer Quinn Ewers, Sarkisian is looking for a bounce-back season in year two. 

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"Last year was difficult in having two players that were new to the [offensive] system, and that's always hard, especially when one of them isn't a returning starter who had really been in the fire," Sarkisian said. "This year, even though they're new, Hudson [Card]'s got a little experience, and Quinn is coming in from another program. The reality is Quinn should really be a freshman in college. He reclassified after preseason camp had started. It was kind of a wash of a season for him."

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The Longhorns once again have a quarterback battle on their hands as Card and Ewers duke it out for starter. Regardless of who winds up winning the job, Sarkisian believes the supporting cast around the quarterback will be