Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian had a message for his critics after the Longhorns defeated No. 6 Oklahoma Sooners 23-6 in Saturday's Red River Rivalry.

Following weeks of doubt after his team fell out of the AP Top 25, Sarkisian didn't hold back .

“It's easy to succumb to the outside noise. And there was a lot of s*** getting talked about our team, and I think they responded,” Sarkisian told The New York Times after the Cotton Bowl beatdown.

The fifth-year coach praised his squad's fight through the noise.

“We saw the true character of the men in that locker room today, their connectivity, their love for one another,” he said.

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