ATLANTA – The Texas Longhorns lost in the SEC Championship Game in Atlanta, being up to the Georgia Bulldogs 22-19.
Things first – Georgia definitely made their win. They revealed resiliency, and got rid of a lot of barriers, consisting of losing their beginning quarterback, to bring home the prize.
We are not attempting to take anything far from the effort and perseverance they revealed to conquer their own issues.
The basic truth of the matter is, that Texas had more than adequate chances to come out of Atlanta with a win, and were it not for their own errors, charges and points left on the board, they may have done simply that.
“Clearly the charges were a problem in the very first half where we stalled out on some things and for the in some third-and-longs and whatnot,” Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian stated. “But at the end of the day we weren't reliable enough in the high red to put goals on the board. I believe that in and of itself was most likely a microcosm of the video game due to the fact that we had a lot of chances, however we didn't profit from them.”
For Texas, was a bunch of charges. The Longhorns ended up the video game being punished 11 times for 94 backyards, while the Bulldogs had simply 5 for 49 backyards.
Much of those charges interfered with offending ownerships, and either ended them totally or required the group to go for basket.
The charges likewise extended a handful of Georgia drives, leading to points on the other end.
“I believe the unfavorable plays sort of hurt us when we arrived,” Sarkisian stated. “I believe a couple of the charges when we got down there injure us. You're playing behind the chains, which is never ever where you wish to remain in the red location. Anytime you're in third-and-long in the high roadway, red, those are challenging scenarios to be in.”
There are the turnovers. Texas devoted 2 on Quinn Ewers interceptions, neither of which resulted in Georgia points, however did keep the Horns from having more scoring chances.
Maybe looming most mainly, nevertheless, is the missed out on scoring opportunities the Longhorns had on numerous celebrations.
Texas kicker Bert Auburn missed out on 2 basket, and the Horns missed out on 2 simple possible goals early on in the very first quarter, that might have set the tone for the rest of the contest.
The kicker? These are all the kinds of errors that Texas has actually had the ability to endure versus lower competitors. They did it versus Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Kentucky, and at other points of the season. And they nearly did once again here.
This was the Georgia Bulldogs, who hold one of, if not the most skilled lineup in America.
What does all of that equivalent? It definitely paints the photo that Texas beat itself.
