Steve Sarkisian warns Texas to avoid Notre Dame's fate - ESPN

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday that he has cautioned his team against the «Notre Dame scenario» and reminded his players that «we're entitled to nothing» following Saturday's 31-12 win over then-No. 10 Michigan that moved the Longhorns to No. 2 in the AP Top 25.

Texas' 19-point victory over the Wolverines at Michigan Stadium represented an early statement victory in the Longhorns' pursuit of a second-consecutive College Football Playoff appearance this fall. Led by 246 passing yards and three touchdowns from quarterback Quinn Ewers, Texas notched its largest road win over a top-10 opponent since 1979, handing Michigan its first home loss since 2020 and the program's first defeat since the Wolverines fell to TCU in the 2022 College Football Playoff.

The Longhorns' win came hours before fifth-ranked Notre Dame suffered a monumental upset Saturday afternoon, falling as a 28.5-point home favorite in a 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois — seven days after the Irish's 23-13 road win over Texas A&M.

As Texas (2-0) began preparations for a Week 3 visit from UTSA on Monday, Sarkisian directed his players' attention to Notre Dame's stumble as a warning to the surging Longhorns.

«Human nature is human nature,» Sarkisian explained. «So what did I do this morning? I walked them through the Notre Dame scenario of [the Irish] going into College Station a week ago and winning that game and being anointed a top-five team and in the College Football Playoff, then a week later losing to Northern Illinois.»

«I showed them that clip of [Kanon Woodill's game-winning] field goal and I showed the clip of Northern Illinois storming the field this morning as a good reminder that we're entitled to nothing,» Sarkisian continued. «We're