Steve Sarkisian refrains from speaking on 24-team Playoff: ‘I’ve got bigger fish to fry’
By Ethan Stone
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Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian shied away from speaking on Monday’s big news: The College Football Playoff will officially expand from 12 teams to 24 teams starting next season.
When asked to comment on Playoff expansion during his weekly Monday press conference, Sarkisian insisted he has bigger things to focus on right now.
“I don’t have any comment on that right now, I got bigger fish to fry,” Sarkisian said. “… we’re in the midst of this journey right now, people way more important than me are going to decide what we do with that.”
Obviously, Sarkisian is focused on leading his team to what will be the final 12-team Playoff. The Longhorns sit at 7-2 on the season and 4-2 in SEC play after defeating a strong Mizzou squad in Week 10. As it currently stands, Texas sits at No. 7 and will almost certainly move up a spot in Tuesday’s CFP rankings following Kentucky’s loss to Tennessee.
Texas has performed well across the past month, but the Longhorns’ margin of error is pretty thin. Sarkisian’s squad still has to face LSU, Arkansas and rival Texas A&M (in College Station), plus a potential SEC championship game should they receive some help.
Ethan Stone is a Saturday Down South News Editor and an advocate for the return of the Seattle Supersonics.
