Steve Sarkisian's Determination: Another Shot at the Final Four

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00:00Here is Steve Sarkisian. Of course, they're the only team that's back in this spot from last year.

00:06The Final Four was a much different format last year, but Sarkisian says job's not done. We got a lot of work to do.

00:12You know, we didn't come this far just to come this far, I guess would be what I'd tell you.

00:16It's how it's manifested itself. It's like the journey's not done. This is not complete.

00:20It's still a driving force behind what we do every day, why we wake up so early, why we stay so late,

00:27why our players come in on an off day when we were asking them not to be here,

00:32and they're in here watching tape, working out, stretching, striding, getting rehab.

00:37It's all that. It's all that continues to push you, because none of this is guaranteed.

00:42Today's not guaranteed, but none of this is guaranteed.

00:45It's not like, well, we'll just get back here again next year.

00:48We're back in the Final Four for the second consecutive season,

00:52and those other three teams that were here a year ago with us didn't make the 12-team playoff,

00:58never mind the Final Four, so nothing's guaranteed.

01:00It's difficult to get to this spot, and we want to make sure that we maximize this opportunity

01:05and put our best foot forward and see what happens.

01:07Thanks, Coach. They'll go next year, too, with Arch Manning.

01:11In fact, they'll be favored to win it next year, and so they have the best quarterback in the country

01:16who doesn't play now. I hope they win, to be honest with you, because I hate Ohio State

01:21as much as I hate the Chiefs, okay?

01:25So I'm hoping, and I can't even stand Texas, but they're playing at home.

01:31I mean, that's 100,000 people rooting for them at home in Dallas, in Arlington, at Jerry's Road.

01:37It's a home game. Ohio State has to go in front of 100,000 fans and win,

01:42as if they were playing at a big house. That's what this is about.

01:47Ohio State's a professional football team, and they're playing in front of 100,000 Longhorn fans.

01:52That's exactly what's happening. I don't see how you don't take the points.

01:56I mean, Texas is playing at home.

01:59I'm taking them. Texas plus 5.5, 53.5 is the total as we get a little closer to that game on Friday night.