"Biggest fraud in NCAA": Calls mount for Steve Sarkisian's firing from Texas fans after egregious loss to Florida

Steve Sarkisian's second year in the SEC with the Texas Longhorns has been a roller coaster ride so far. After losing their season opener against Ohio State, the team went on a three-game winning streak, securing victories over San Jose State, UTEP and the Sam Houston Bearkats.

On Saturday, Texas took on the Florida Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. However, the game ended with a humiliating 29-21 defeat for Steve Sarkisian's team.

After the game, fans on social media demanded that the Longhorns fire the coach and also questioned his ability to develop high-quality quarterbacks.

Following the loss, Steve Sarkisian's Longhorns are 3-2, raising concerns about their chances of qualifying for the 12-team playoffs. Furthermore, fans also questioned Arch Manning's performance amid the preseason hype that surrounded him.

In the first four games, Manning completed 65 of 106 passes attempted for 888 yards. He also recorded nine passing touchdowns along with 123 yards and five touchdowns rushing.

Against the Gators on Saturday, the quarterback completed 16 of 29 passes attempted for 263 yards. He also tallied two passing touchdowns while throwing two interceptions. Meanwhile, DJ Lagway recorded 298 yards and two touchdowns passing with one interception.

Steve Sarkisian addresses team's lack of run game during loss to the Florida Gators

In the post-game press conference, the Texas coach talked about his team's running game against Florida. Even his dual-threat quarterback didn't utilize his speed and agility on the field, recording just 52 rushing yards.

Steve Sarkisian admitted that they have to address the problem if they want to succeed this season.

"I mean that's what we have to, we have to figure that you," Sarkisian said. "You know, I don't have a great ansewr for you today, but I do know is we couldn't run it tonight when they didn't know we were going to run it. Regardless of what they knew we were going to run it. And so, we've got to improve that. You know, we just cannot be a one dimensional team.

"When guys can just start rushing the passer and not worrying about the run, the game gets really difficult. So we got to find a way to generate some run game and generate some run game outside of Arch. You know, we got to find it with the runners and that'll be a task of ours, tonight, tomorrow, Monday, to put together a plan for next week."

The Longhorns next take on the Oklahoma Sooners on Oct. 11 at Cotton Bowl Stadium.

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