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Texas Fans Furious With Steve Sarkisian’s Decision Making
AUSTIN, TEXAS – SEPTEMBER 10: Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns talks with head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide earlier than the sport at Darrell Ok Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 10, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photograph by Tim Warner/Getty Photographs)
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Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is getting ripped for his choice to kick a area aim as a substitute of going for a go-ahead landing earlier than halftime.
The Longhorns have been on the two-yard line when Sarkisian elected to take the factors — or so he thought. Place kicker Bert Auburn missed the try and squandered a possibility to take the lead heading into the break.
As a substitute of a potential 17-10 lead, the Longhorns are tied up 10-10 with the No. 1-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide.
“If Texas loses an in depth one, that Steve Sarkisian choice to kick a area aim on the final play of the primary half goes to hang-out Longhorns followers for a very long time,” ProFootballTalk’s Michael David Smith wrote.
Sarkisian and the Longhorns got here away with three factors on one other shut redzone look earlier within the recreation. Texas followers have been upset with what they felt was a missed cross interference name that seemingly would’ve resulted in a landing rating.
If the Longhorns wish to mount an upset over the No. 1 workforce within the nation, they will must capitalize on extra scoring alternatives within the second half.