The Texas Longhorns went to the Big House and put on a great show.
The Longhorns’ defense put in an outstanding performance in their 31-12 victory over the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday afternoon. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was pleased with the result.
“Defensively, we continued to win on the first try, which gave them second and third base and second base,” Sarkisian said after the game.
David Gbenda led the offense with seven tackles and one tackle for loss. Linebacker Anthony Hill also led the Longhorns with six tackles and one tackle for loss.
Safeties Derek Williams and Andrew Mukuba each intercepted a pass from Davis Warren.
“I haven’t played in many games where you win the battle for possession 3-0 and don’t win the game,” Sarkisian said. “We forced possessions, which was very important. Overall, I’m super proud of our team. There were over 111,000 people here today and they really played hard.”
Sarkisian said one game, even one as big as Saturday’s, does not make a season, but it shows the coaches exactly what the situation is.
“That’s a pretty good indicator of what kind of team we can be,” Sarkisian said. “We minimized the explosive plays on defense and were effective on special teams.”
The defense held Michigan’s powerful offense to 284 yards and just one touchdown. It was a very impressive performance for Texas.
“We didn’t really want to prove anything,” Sarkisian said. “We wanted to play physical and fast and deal with the environment, and we did that.”
