‘Earn our trust, it’s not about ability’ – Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian adamant about players meeting the standard
As Steve Sarkisian prepares for the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (again), he is working to finalize his opening day roster and depth chart. One name missing from the two-deep is Stanford transfer wide receiver Emmett Mosley V.Mosley, a freshman breakout star for the Cardinal a year ago, was expected to come in and help […]
As Steve Sarkisian prepares for the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (again), he is working to finalize his opening day roster and depth chart. One name missing from the two-deep is Stanford transfer wide receiver Emmett Mosley V.
Mosley, a freshman breakout star for the Cardinal a year ago, was expected to come in and help alleviate the losses of Isaiah Bond and Matthew Golden. Instead, he is shelved while working back from a lower leg injury. But, there’s another part of it Sarkisian spoke on during this week’s SEC Football Weekly Media Teleconference.
“He’s been limited this week.”
Earlier this week, Steve Sarkisian expounded on the availability of Emmett Mosley V.
“He’s been limited. I think we all would want him to be able to have been going the whole time with us right now. … For him, the growth is going to be as the season continues to go.”
He went on to say he expects him to be a bigger factor down the road – hinting at him getting acclimated to the offense and working back from the previous mentioned injury. Sarkisian also did some speaking through the media this week when addressing who gets what kind of playing time.
“Earn our trust, it’s not about ability, it’s about what you are able to do. If you can do it consistently, you will earn our trust, and if you have our trust, we’re going to play you.”
All this to say, Emmett Mosley has still flashed plenty in fall camp.
“Emmett, I’m impressed with,” Sarkisian said. “He is a bigger guy than you think, and he’s probably faster than I think, too. Everything about him is probably better than you would think.”
In fact, Sarkisian is well-aware of the kind of player Mosley is. He recruited him out of high school and is still confident in his ability to be a playmaker in 2025. Longhorns wide receivers coach Chris Jackson is also a believer.
“He’s the same person I saw from his junior film in high school before the injury,” Jackson said. “This is a kid that plays at his own speed and could run crossing routes, that provides a big body and a good catch radius and a good frame to catch the 50-50 balls. He’s physical and a very intelligent young man. This is who I recruited.”
In my opinion, in order for Texas to get where it wants to go this season, the Longhorns need Mosley to be a factor in the wide receiver room. DeAndre Moore and Ryan Wingo are the known commodities but others are going to need to step up. Tight end transfer Jack Endries is going to be a large factor in the game as well as up-and-coming wideout Parker Livingstone.
But, if Texas wants to run the gauntlet of the SEC and make another appearance in Atlanta en route to another CFP berth, Emmett Mosley V needs to be a dude in 2025.
