AUSTIN (KXAN) — Through two games, Texas hasn't had a running back score a rushing touchdown. For obvious reasons, that's something Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian wants to fix when the UTEP Miners enter DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday.
When asked if he's getting enough out of the running game following the Longhorns' 38-7 win over San Jose State on Sept. 6, Sarkisian replied succinctly, "the jury is still out." He thought it was good against Ohio State in the season opener, but was less impressed with the performance against the Spartans, even with a shorthanded backfield. Quintrevion Wisner, the team's lead back and 1,000-yard rusher last season, will again sit on the sideline with a leg injury against the Miners.
Sarkisian hopes that players on the depth chart behind Wisne