WATCH: Texas Longhorns release hype video on summer workouts

Summer workouts are important for every school in college football but when you’re attempting to rebuild a program like Steve Sarkisian is at Texas, they can make a difference in a season. Especially with all the new talent flocking to Austin, from both the 2022 recruiting class and the transfer portal, getting players in the desired shape is going to be the first step post-spring.

Texas released a hype video for their summer workouts, with the program moving off the football field and into the weight room. Some of the top players, including running backs Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson, feature throughout. Even a couple of the true freshmen make an appearance as they look to make a name for themselves.

You can watch the full video here.

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The Texas players themselves seemed hyped to be going through the workouts as they build toward improvement during the 2022 season. Sarkisian has made sure to overhaul his roster and has brought a new mindset and mentality to the Longhorns.

However, winning in the summer is just one thing. When the year kicks off on Sept. 3 against Louisana-Monroe, the goal will be finally winning on the field for the Longhorns.

Paul Finebaum addresses SEC timeline for Texas, Oklahoma

We know that Oklahoma and Texas are set to join the SEC by at least 2025 when their grants of media rights with the Big 12 expires, but could they possibly get there sooner? That is the question that has been on the minds of many ever since the Big 12 announced it would add four new members by 2023.

With this season set to be the last before that expansion, ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum believes it doesn’t make sense to keep the Sooners and Longhorns once new teams arrive. OU and Texas could buy their way out early, and Finebaum said it would be in the Big 12’s best interest to take an offer.

“I don’t see any benefit at all (of keeping them in the league),” he said on McElroy and Cubelic in the Morning. “I know people say, ‘Well, they’re getting those games.’ But to me it’s just confusing. If you want to start anew, you start anew with the new schools next year. You don’t deal with what you’ve had. I know there’s some pettiness and there will be some gerrymandering trying to get Texas to go to BYU on a Saturday night. But I think all that’s over with. The pettiness is gone. It all depends on the new commissioner of the Big 12. I’m hoping it’s a reasonable person and they’ll say, ‘Make us an offer and we’ll take it.’”