ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas enters the 2023 season with aspirations of winning the national championship and a Week 2 clash with Alabama could determine whether the growing hype is legit.
24/7 Sports reports that during Big 12 Media Days on Wednesday, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian gave an update on his program and shared the blueprint to Texas potentially beating Alabama.
"Everywhere we go, we have to recognize we're the University of Texas," Sarkisian said. "We're going to get everybody's best shot. Alabama is no different. Coach (Nick) Saban is going to have that team ready to play. We have to make sure they get our best shot. We have to prepare really well. We have to embrace the moment and understand what that moment is, and we've got to play good football
"I think we'll have the mental fortitude to go do it, the mental toughness to go do it, and the physical toughness to go do it because it's going to be a physical football game. They're a big, physical football team that will be really well-coached, and we have to make sure they get our best shot because we're going to get theirs forsure, too."
SARKISIAN ON WHAT TEXAS HAS TO DO TO BEAT ALABAMA...
"Well, like every game, I think we know this. I said this earlier. Everywhere we go, we have to recognize we're the University of Texas. We're going to get everybody's best shot. Alabama is no different. Coach (Nick) Saban is going to have that team ready to play. We have to make sure they get our best shot. We have to prepare really well. We have to embrace the moment and understand what that moment is, and we've got to play good football. We thought we played them well a year ago. We didn't play well enough. So the key to the drill when we go there, we have to play better than we did last year. I think we can. I think we'll have the mental fortitude to go do it, the mental toughness to go do it, and the physical toughness to go do it because it's going to be a physical football game. They're a big, physical football team that will be really well-coached, and we have to make sure they get our best shot because we're going to get theirs for sure, too."