{
  "id": 8684857,
  "title": "'Colin will be fine': Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian downplays Colin Simmons injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/colin-will-be-fine-texas-football-coach-steve-sarkisian-downplays",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-20T12:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/colin-fine-texas-football-coach-124200097.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian is confident that edge rusher Colin Simmons will recover from his apparent right foot or ankle injury sustained during Saturday's 30-6 win over UTSA. The junior from Duncanville was forced to leave the game early with a walking boot on his injured foot, but Sarkisian believes he will be ready for the team's upcoming SEC opener against No. 15 Tennessee. In the first quarter, Simmons recorded his second sack of the season, dragging down UTSA quarterback Owen McCown. However, he didn't record another tackle for the rest of the game. As a substitute, freshman Richard Wesley stepped in and finished the game with three solo stops, including one for a loss. If Simmons misses the Tennessee game, Wesley could make his first career start. Sarkisian praised Wesley's pass rush ability and noted that Simmons possesses both run and pass rush skills. Texas now travels to face the 3-0 Volunteers, also playing their final nonconference game of the season, at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville for an 11 a.m. kickoff.",
  "summary": "Texas football edge rusher Colin Simmons, projected to be an NFL first-round draft pick, left Saturday's game vs. UTSA. But his coach doesn't seemed too worried",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Arch Manning must avoid helmet-losing hits for Texas football to reach peak | Golden",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/arch-manning-must-avoid-helmet-losing-hits-for-texas-football-to",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:12:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}