Texas football news: Steve Sarkisian's wild truth bomb on Tennessee injuries

In a thrilling 2026 college football season game, Texas football improved to a 4-0 record with a close road win against the Tennessee Volunteers. The Longhorns appeared to choke at the end when an onside kick recovery failed, but they ultimately won with a late Hail Mary attempt from Tennessee being batted down. After the game, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke on the physical nature of the match, which resulted in numerous injuries for the Volunteers.

"I think they had eight guys get carted off, so I’m not sure who wrote the article today and what coach said, ‘we weren’t a physical football team.’ They might want to write another article," he said, referencing a previous article that claimed Texas wasn't physical. While gloatings over the number of injured opponents may not be ideal, Texas certainly demonstrated physicality at Neyland Stadium on Saturday.

However, their shaky performance may not be enough to maintain their number one ranking after the Georgia Bulldogs' dominant win over the Oklahoma Sooners later in the day.