Texas fans all say same thing about Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian after brutal Cotton Bowl loss to Ohio State
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Texas fans didn't wait for the final whistle of Friday's Cotton Bowl loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes to blast Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian. 'The worst play call I have ever seen,' read one post on X after Texas blew a chance to tie the game late in the fourth quarter, only to surrender the winning touchdown moments later.
![[Texas fans didn't even wait for the final whistle of Friday's Cotton Bowl loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes to blast Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/04/93984025-14273131-image-a-32_1736570462756.jpg)
Texas had gotten to the goal line, helped by two pass-interference penalties in the end zone. Trailing 21-14 with two minutes to play, the Longhorns simply had to gain a single yard to put the Buckeyes on their back foot. But instead of running between the tackles, Sarkisian instead called for a toss sweep out of a shotgun formation, putting running back Quintrevion Wisner well behind the line of scrimmage. And when Buckeyes defenders easily sniffed out the ill-fated pitch left, Wisner was quickly dropped for a seven-yard loss.
![[Quinn Ewers is sacked by his former roommate, Jack Sawyer, who recovered the fumble]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/11/04/93984041-14273131-image-a-31_1736570459951.jpg)
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers would toss an incompletion on the next play before being stripped by Ohio State's Jack Sawyer on fourth down. Sawyer, who actually roomed with Ewers before the quarterback's transfer to Texas, took off, returning the fumble 83 yards to give Ohio State a 28-14 win and a chance to play Notre Dame in the national championship game.
sarkisian with one of the worst offensive play calls i have ever seen in my life … shotgun 7 yards back, pitch it 3 more yards back 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮 pic.twitter.com/JOHnYqFyWv. Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns and head coach Ryan Day of the Ohio State Buckeyes meet after Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in Friday's Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
