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A few team notes from OB

* After several conversations with people behind the scenes, I sensed a lot of positivity and optimism that Texas would play about as close to a complete game as possible on Saturday. I was told that Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian challenged his players to improve in every area this week, and his team responded accordingly.

* I was also told that Sarkisian “chewed their asses out” this week. From what I could gather, it sounded like Sarkisian channeled his inner Nick Saban and went “old school” during practices.

* This has been a week of accountability during practice. One person told me that too many units have underperformed and were seemingly waiting for Arch Manning to bail them out. I was told that every unit needs to step up on Saturday.

* Alex Dunlap recently questioned if Derek Williams has officially handed the torch over to Xavier Filsaime. I was told that Filsaime has seemingly beaten out Williams for that spot.

* I asked about receiver Ryan Wingo, and those close to the situation believe he is putting too much pressure on himself. They believe that if Wingo can mentally relax and stop pressing, he will reach his full potential.

* The same applies to Colin Simmons. One person said Simmons is “too excited and amped up.” He is another player on this roster with a high ceiling, and the staff wants him to mentally relax and not press.

* Based on my conversations this week, I would be surprised if we saw Texas freshman safety Jonah Williams anytime soon. He is still recovering, and Sarkisian is not going to rush him back until he is ready to fully participate.

* I was told that the staff is excited about Justus Terry’s future at Texas. For now, Terry is not big enough to play on the inside. According to Alex Dunlap, Terry had seven snaps against San Jose State. It appears Terry will benefit from another offseason with Texas strength and conditioning coach Torre Becton to prepare for a permanent move inside.

* One person told me that Daylan McCutcheon is one of the smartest and most instinctive freshman receivers some members of this staff have seen. That is one of the reasons why McCutcheon is ahead of the other freshman receivers from the 2025 class.

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