In a weird twist of fate, Texas had three starters go down with injuries on back-to-back plays against Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoffs.

Knock on wood. It appears all three might be good to go against Arizona State in the Peach Bowl.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian indicated that center Jake Majors and running back Quintrevion Wisner were going to be fine after the Clemson game. On Monday, Sarkisian had positive news on right tackle Cam Williams, who couldn’t put much weight on his right leg after an awkward pile-up with Wisner and a Clemson defender.

Williams’ injury is “not as serious as we thought,” Sarkisian said Monday. “That was more of a precautionary MRI, so we feel comfortable about that.”

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Once again, Sarkisian had positive things to say about backup tackle Trevor Goosby, who is proving himself one of the most valuable players on the roster.

Goosby had the third-highest passing blocking grade of any UT offensive lineman against Clemson, according to Pro Football Focus’ grading report.

Goosby filled in for left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. against Texas A&M after the future first-round draft pick went down seven plays into the game. Goosby had the highest pass-blocking grade of any UT player against the Aggies. Goosby then started for Banks in the SEC championship game.

Offensive line coach Kyle Flood purposely cross trains all offensive linemen to play multiple positions. So it made perfect sense for Goosby to be inserted for Williams against Clemson.

“I thought Trevor did a really nice job,” Sarkisian said. “I highlighted him this morning with the team. They had an elite defensive end, first-round draft pick defensive end. I thought he held his own, more than held his own, and for a guy — to think he’s been a backup all year and against A&M, seven plays in, he goes and plays left tackle in that game, plays left tackle against Georgia, and then he thinks, OK, I’m back as a backup, and then in this ballgame, in the second quarter he gets thrown in at right tackle against a pretty good pass rush, a couple pretty good defensive ends from Clemson.

“He’s been kind of thrown to the fire pretty good, and I've got to give him a lot of credit,” the coach added. “He's held his own. He's shown not only the physical fortitude but the mental toughness when he's been going against some pretty elite players. So I've been proud of him.”

Sarkisian continues to hold a positive vigil for receiver Isaiah Bond’s ankle. Fans shouldn’t expect the elite speedster back until he’s actually on the field.

Bond was rolled up late against Georgia in the SEC championship game. He was inactive against Clemson.

“I think Isaiah continues to make really good progress for us,” Sarkisian said. “Obviously we're quite a ways out, so my goal is coming out of Christmas here that that progress continues in a positive direction and we can see where it goes from there.”