Saturday’s 37-34 overtime loss by the Texas Longhorns to the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock wasn’t just familiar because of how many times the Longhorns have disappointed since 2009, but because it represented a growing trend during Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian’s tenure — the inability to finish against opponents despite holding leads at halftime or late in the game.
Texas is 7-9 under Steve Sarkisian. They held a halftime lead in 5 of those 9 losses.
They held a 4th Q lead in 5 of those 9 losses.