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Texas’s meeting against No. 1 Alabama on Saturday is the marquee matchup of the weekend, and a big opportunity for Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian to earn a huge statement victory and square off against his former boss. But as game week preparations get underway, Sarkisian was quick to minimize those story lines despite the clear intrigue from outside the program.
“It’s one game, you know?” Sarkisian said on Monday, per ESPN’s Dave Wilson. “It’s a chance for us to do what we love to do. I think one of the biggest mistakes people make is [thinking] this is going to be the game that’s going to define our program. It might, it might not. I’m not that concerned about it.”
