Texas Football: Sarkisian thinks KU ‘probably should’ve beat’ OU

Texas football coaches have continued to sound less and less confident over the course of this four-game losing streak. First-year Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has his team going through a rut right now that will be difficult to fully climb out of this fall. But Texas should have a chance to snap this losing skid this weekend when they take on head coach Lance Leipold and the lowly Kansas Jayhawks at home at DKR on the night of Nov. 13.

There was a lot to unpack this week between Sark not naming a starting quarterback for the Kansas game and all that he said at his Monday press conference on Nov. 8. He doesn’t seem set yet on a starting quarterback between sophomore Hudson Card and redshirt junior Casey Thompson.

This is a problem for the Longhorns that largely traces all the way back to the loss on the road to the Arkansas Razorbacks back on Sep. 11. At the outset of Big 12 play, it looked like Thompson was the guy for the Longhorns. But that narrative quickly shifted since the Longhorns’ embarrassing loss on the road last weekend in Ames at the hands of head coach Matt Campbell and the Iowa State Cyclones.

Texas football HC Steve Sarkisian thinks KU probably deserved to beat OU

Coming into this meeting with Kansas at home this weekend, Sark had some interesting things to say about his upcoming opponent. Sark mentioned that Kansas “probably” deserved and should’ve knocked off the Oklahoma Sooners a few weeks ago in what turned into a surprising near-upset.

Oklahoma would ultimately pull away from the Jayhawks in the second half of this matchup a few weeks ago to claim the double-digit victory. But Kansas held the lead for more than half of the game time against Oklahoma.

Nonetheless, it is clear that Sark has some level of respect for the Jayhawks and has his own thoughts about how their season went so far. But Texas needs to keep the focus on building up some level of momentum this weekend by snapping the losing streak.

If Texas can beat Kansas, they will at least be one win away from reaching bowl eligibility. And if Texas can finally shake their second-half woes throughout the rest of the November slate, winning out is not out of the question.

Following the bad 30-7 loss on the road to Iowa State back on Nov. 6, the Longhorns are sporting a record of 4-5 (2-4 Big 12). Kickoff time between Texas and Kansas at DKR on Nov. 13 is set for 6:30 p.m. CT.