Steve Sarkisian details what makes Wyoming a tough team

After upsetting the No. 3 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on the road, the Texas Longhorns are focusing their attention on Wyoming in Week 3. The Longhorns will take on The Cowboys and their home confines of DKR Texas Memorial Stadium.

As they prepare for this early season contest of undefeated teams, head coach Steve Sarkisian details what makes Wyoming such a formidable team.

“This is a tough task because Wyoming is a very gritty football team. They’re extremely well-coached,” said Sarkisian. “Coach Bohl does a tremendous job. They’ve got a veteran football team, got a bunch of fourth, fifth, and six-year seniors. And their schemes; they’re disciplined. They execute, and they’re hard-nosed.

“So they’re gonna challenge us from a mental makeup standpoint to get refocused. We challenged our players on that Monday morning and again here on Tuesday. And so, they continue to dive into it the right way.”

Wyoming already has one victory over a Big 12 Texas program on the year. The Cowboys upset the Texas Tech Red Raiders in double overtime 35-33 in week 1.

The Longhorns are substantial favors to pick up the win at home on Saturday. ESPN’s matchup predictor gives Texas a 97.3 percent chance of leaving that game 3-0. Still, to do so, Texas must not take Wyoming lightly and understand that they are going up against a disciplined veteran team. If not, Sarkisian’s squad could suffer the same fate as their rivals in Lubbock, TX.

Sarkisian thanks Nick Saban

Texas‘ big win over Alabama this weekend came with plenty of storylines and fanfare, but one of them was the win of coach Steve Sarkisian over his former boss and mentor Nick Saban.

Following a tumultuous period in Sarkisian’s life in which he was fired at USC after reportedly showing up to several practices and even a game drunk, Saban hired Sarkisian as an analyst in 2016. Following Saturday’s win, Sarkisian thanked Saban profusely.

“I just continue to thank coach Saban, because I got into an environment where I was changing my personal life but at the same time I was changing my professional life,” Sarkisian said. “And the way he goes about his business is second to none. The discipline, the accountability in that program starts with him, because that’s the way he lives his life. There’s nothing for show with him. What he asks of the people in that organization is exactly what he asks of himself.”

As Sarkisian set out to make changes in his own life, he realized he had an opportunity. His story didn’t have to end in disgrace.