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Oklahoma Sooners Football vs. Texas Longhorns: Red River Q&A with Burnt Orange Nation

In two years, Steve Sarkisian has gone from looking like an immediate flop to bringing Texas into the Top 5. What’s been the biggest key to this turnaround?

It seems simple, but football is a game that’s won and lost in the trenches and Texas is vastly improved on both sides of the ball. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, convincing Kyle Flood to move from Tuscaloosa to Austin will forever be the biggest recruiting win for Sark. They came in and immediately flipped that room, while developing some of the key pieces that were already there and have raised the floor for the offense.