What players said following No. 3 Texas' 20-10 win over Arkansas
No. 3 Texas went into Fayetteville, ready to rekindle the old Southwest Conference rivalry and avenge 2021’s rout to the Razorbacks. They did just that on Saturday, 20-10, over Arkansas, keeping its SEC Championship and CFB Playoff hopes alive. Here’s what the players said.
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QB Quinn Ewers
Up 13-10, Arkansas has all the momentum, what’s the mindset on that big, fourth quarter drive?
“Just kind of flush everything. Just start over. I went over to everybody and said ‘hey, we have to go down and score.’ And we all knew that. We knew what we needed. Go out there with confidence and bring the juice.”
Fourth-and-two, did you know he was going to keep it (ZR play)?
“I mean, not necessarily. When the end crashed, I was like time to go. I tried to put a statement into it.”
OT Kelvin Banks
When the pass game was clicking, how comfortable were you with the ground and pound?
“We feel very comfortable with it. We work in that in practice, especially on Tuesdays and Wednesdays when we work on team run. We make sure we’re going hard for moments like this. I feel like we’re definitely comfortable in these type of situations.”
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Compared to three years ago, what was the difference with this offensive line?
“Definitely the mentality we had because we had to run the ball to finish the game. You always want to end the game with the ball in your hands.”
DB Jahdae Barron
There was a Jim Thorpe Award representative in the press box today. Do you think your performance was Thorpe worthy?
“It’s always a blessing to play well and help out my teammates. We were able to play well as a unit on defense and that allows all of us the chance to make plays.”
On your sack, what that a designed blitz or you just seizing the moment?
“That was designed. Coach Terry Jospeh puts us in the best spots to make the play we do.”
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Texas heads back home next Saturday when they host the Kentucky Wildcats from Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. It’s set for a 2:30 pm (CT) kickoff.
