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- Steve Sarkisian said "everything is up for consideration" after No. 7 Texas's 27-24 home upset, explicitly telling reporters that his own playcalling is part of the review: "I don't know how many times I need to say it... we're going to evaluate everything from an offensive perspective. Part of that is playcalling."
- Florida, playing with first-time starter Tramell Jones Jr. (22-of-35, 155 yards, 2 TDs) and a defense ranked 110th nationally, snapped Texas's 22-game home winning streak versus unranked teams.
- Arch Manning was sacked five times, managed just 68 passing yards in the first half, and lost a fumble recovered by Kanye Clark with 1:58 left that sealed the loss; he now has three fourth-quarter turnovers this season, most in the SEC.
- Texas became just the third AP Poll-era team (since 1936) to be ranked No. 1 and then lose consecutive games to unranked opponents, per ESPN Research.
- Florida had lost 45 straight games when trailing a top-25 opponent by at least a touchdown at halftime before erasing the deficit Saturday.
- Colin Simmons — eight tackles, four for loss, and a sack — exited with a lower leg injury late in the third quarter and did not return; Sarkisian said afterward he had no update on the severity.
Why it matters: Texas's loss to a Florida team starting its backup QB behind the 110th-ranked defense puts the Longhorns in rare AP Poll history (third team ever ranked No. 1 to drop consecutive games to unranked opponents), and Sarkisian's willingness to publicly put his own playcalling on the table signals an unusually broad self-review for a program with College Football Playoff expectations.
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