Texas is sitting at 3-2 after the stinging loss to the Florida Gators, and now fans and analysts are pointing fingers at Steve Sarkisian, not because of his play-calling or game management, though. It’s because he didn’t address the root cause of this situation when he had the chance. The root cause is the abysmal offensive line. In the loss to the Gators, Manning was sacked six times, hit multiple additional times, and forced to scramble his way to becoming the team’s leading rusher with 52 yards on 13 carries because the running backs managed just 11 yards on nine attempts.

When asked point-blank why Texas didn’t address its glaring offensive line needs in the transfer portal after losing four starters from last year’s Joe Moore Award finalist unit, Sarkisian got noticeably defensive. K

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