Texas coach Steve Sarkisian apologizes for not singing 'The Eyes of Texas' after loss
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, shown after a November 2021 game, apologized Monday for not singing"The Eyes of Texas" after Saturday's loss at Oklahoma State.AUSTIN — Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian opened Monday’s news conference with an apology.
Texas traditionally remains on the field following every game to sing the university alma mater, “The Eyes of Texas,” while facing the fans. But Sarkisian and the majority of the team headed back to the visiting locker room prior to the postgame performance following the Longhorns’ loss at Oklahoma State, leaving about a dozen players and the cheer team out on the field for the song.
“I owe an apology to Longhorn nation,” Sarkisian said."I made a mistake at the end of the game in not singing ‘The Eyes of Texas’ when the game was done. That was not anything intentional. That was not anything that had to do with our players. I think our players just followed me up the ramp into the locker room. Obviously, upset by the way the game ended and literally walked off the field. That will never happen again.
The university eventually agreed to several of the group’s requests. But in a response to the “UT Community,”that the “‘The Eyes of Texas,’ in its current form, will continue to be our alma mater.” A 58-page report released in March 2021 by the university’s internal The Eyes of Texas History Committee concluded the alma mater song
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