The REAL challenge facing Steve Sarkisian & Texas | Always College Football

About this episode

Steve Sarkisian discusses the challenges and expectations facing Texas football this season.

Expectations will always be high at Texas and this year is no exception. Head Coach Steve Sarkisian joins Greg McElroy to discuss the pressure on Arch Manning, what he loves about his roster, what Will Muschamp will bring to the defense and why he feels coaches should have a bigger voice in college football. Plus, Coach Sark talks about strength of schedule and why it might expose a huge CFP flaw and how Curt Cignetti and the “Indiana Way” has changed nonconference scheduling until proven otherwise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Greg McElroy

Guest: Steve Sarkisian

Topics covered

• Texas football
• Steve Sarkisian
• Arch Manning
• college football playoffs
• nonconference scheduling
• defensive strategies

Keywords

• Texas
• Steve Sarkisian
• Arch Manning
• college football
• CFP flaw
• nonconference scheduling
• Will Muschamp

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas, Indiana Way

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