Good news for Texas Longhorns fans! Yes, we know how it has been hard for Steve Sarkisian’s squad lately. After all, their wounds after the Longhorns fell 22-19 to Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship are still fresh. Yes, they had high hopes to seek revenge after their last defeat against the Bulldogs. But sadly, they failed for the second time. Just when Texas had enough reasons to give up on their dreams of the national championship, a college football insider hands Sarkisian and Co. a wild card, making the most use of the lifetime opportunity. 

Sarkisian’s program is now the No.5 seed and the 11.5-point favorite over the No.12 seed Clemson Tigers. The Longhorns are already gearing up for their big day in Austin on December 21 for the first-round matchup in the College Football Playoff at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Now Sarkisian must be plagued with fear coming from a concerning thought. If you are a true college football fan, you must be aware of the fact of how March Madness turns out.

Every seed from No.1 through No.8 has found themselves lucky to win the National Championship, except for one—the No.5 seed. Turns out, this season, Sarkisian’s Texas are the unlucky ones. Here’s when analyst Adam Breneman thought of boosting up the Texas squad, as he said, “I think the five seed actually has the easiest path in the college football playoff or one of the easiest.”

The No.5 seed often faces the weakest teams in the playoffs. This time it’s the Clemson Tigers who they will be facing off on December 21. Here comes another heads-up for Sarkisian, as Breneman pointed out: “Then they get to play the number four seed. Remember, the four seed in the college football playoff is not necessarily the fourth-best team, they are the 4th best conference champ. This year, the four seed is Arizona State.” But what makes the analyst so confident about Arizona State’s downfall? 

That’s because Kenny Dilingham’s squad had a long layoff, over four weeks. On that note, Breneman stated, “The five seed gets to play a game and stay sharp and they have 10 days rest between them.” Then it will be time for the No.5 seed to play against the No.1, No.8, and No.9 seed, where the last two seeds might be easier for the Longhorns to handle. So now you know how their loss against Georgia has been a blessing in disguise, boosting the HC’s confidence. After all, last season was the first time that Steve Sarkisian and Co. got entry to the playoffs, earning a spot after winning the Big 12 Championship over Oklahoma State. Now it’s time to add another feather to their hat. 

The power of Steve Sarkisian’s culture

Yes, we know that apparently, the loss against the Dawgs looked like a hard blow. After all, Sarkisian’s QB drama starts again. The Texas QB Carson Beck underwent an ugly fate. All that he tried to do was help his program with some extra points. But as the QB attempted a Hail Mary, he had a bad fall and suffered a right arm injury. That’s when the Longhorns backup QB Gunner Stockton stepped into the gridiron. 

However, the signal-caller couldn’t bring the effect that Beck usually brings to the field. The injured QB did not take long to realize how things were taking the wrong turn. So he immediately reentered the game, fighting through his pain. You must be wondering where Beck gets such mental strength. Well, it’s none other than his HC, who remains optimistic about playoff hopes.

“The beauty for us is this stings, it’s hard, but we get a chance to regroup in a couple weeks and get into the College Football Playoff and go compete for a national championship,” stated Steve Sarkisian, standing tall with confidence. It’s because during the face-off they got to know how the Longhorns had opportunities to put Georgia away in the first half and statistically dominated Kirby Smart’s boys. That’s what you call the ‘Sark’ culture that would break free from the No.5 seed narrative in the March Madness.