Despite possessing the coveted quarterback tandem of Quinn Ewers and Arch Manning, the Texas Longhorns have been pounding the opposition in recent weeks with their rushing attack.
Georgia, their opponent in Saturday afternoon’s Southeastern Conference championship game (4 on ABC), helped provide the motivation for that.
“We made an emphasis about a month ago that we had to improve upon it,” Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian said. “Our rhythm was off. Our timing was off. We were getting penalties. The running backs’ tracks weren’t married with where the offensive line was.
“The commitment to getting that cleaned up gave me more confidence to call more stuff running the football, but it also allowed for the variety in the running game really to come to life as well.”
Texas clinched the SEC’s regular season championship in its first year in the league with Saturday night’s 17-7 downing of Texas A&M in College Station. The Longhorns had 50 rushes for 240 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry, behind 6-foot, 200-pound sophomore Quintrevion Wisner, who rushed 33 times for 186 yards (5.6).