No. 21 Texas came to Kentucky for the first time, ready for a night game in the SEC. Unfortunately, these Wildcats were scrappy as hosts as the Horns escape Lexington with a win, 16-13, on overtime. Here\u2019s what the players had to say. <\/p>\n
<\/a>[Sign up for Inside Texas TODAY for $1 and get the BEST Longhorns coverage!]<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe get the best of both worlds. Feels like a loss for offense. We get to attack practice this week to improve. But we also get the win.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve just gotta start faster and continue to build throughout the game. We\u2019ve got to continue to move forward. Glad we got the win.\u201d \u2013 on getting into a rhythm on the road: <\/p>\n \u201cOur coaches really harp on winning the turnover margin. You win that, you win the game.\u201d \u2013 on not turning the ball over today: <\/p>\n \u201cWe were ready to go out and play 88 snaps and execute. We got a lot of guys, lot of bodies that we rotate in to stay fresh.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll go back Monday and see the missed opportunities we had (missed fumbles), even me. So, we\u2019ll go back and look, and try to clean some stuff up.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll say we take the defensive side of the ball very seriously and we have a lot of leaders, so of course we want to help out the offense. We\u2019re very young on that side, where we have a lot of older guys on the defense. We want to keep lifting them up and pushing them because we know their time is coming.\u201d \u2013 on Steve Sarkisian<\/a> saying currently the team\u2019s identity is the defense and special teams: <\/p>\n \u201cReset.\u201d \u2013 on what his team must do, knowing they\u2019re going on the road again next week: <\/p>\n Anthony Hill hopes teams continue to run up the middle on the goal line against Texas<\/p>\n \u2014 Evan Vieth (@EvanVieth) October 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re a whole team. It\u2019s defense, special teams AND offense.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m glad he\u2019s on our team. He\u2019s a situational master. He\u2019s a special teams master.\u201d \u2013 on Ryan Niblett <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ve got to get back in the film room and look at the small things.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re good. We\u2019re finna go home.\u201d \u2013 on when Mason Shipley<\/a> stepped onto the field to seal the game: <\/p>\n \u201cWhen you run the ball it\u2019s your guys vs our guys. Our mindset is \u2018we\u2019re going to take our guys over their guys\u2019.\u201d \u2013 on teams running the ball against Texas on the goal line: <\/p>\n \u201cObviously it\u2019s awesome to get those opportunities and as a kicker, you always think about those opportunities. It\u2019s a really cool feeling, but it\u2019s also Lance (St. Louis<\/a>) and Jack (Bouwmeester<\/a>).\u201d <\/p>\n InsideTexas.com\u00a0provides just what passionate Texas fans expect: Market-leading coverage of Longhorns athletics and recruiting.<\/p>\n Join the best Texas fan community and receive all the benefits that come with it:<\/p>\n Elite team and recruiting coverage of the program you love<\/p>\n Immediate access to any Longhorns break news<\/p>\n Exclusive insider practice reports and year-round team info as well as board Q&A\u2019s with\u00a0IT\u00a0staff<\/p>\n High level discourse with the most passionate and informed Longhorns fans across multiple board forums.<\/p>\n Market leading team analysis for those who are looking to increase their understanding of Steve Sarkisian and Pete Kwiatkowski\u2019s preferred concepts<\/p>\n So much more!<\/p>\n SIGN UP and ensure no Longhorns information gets by you:\u00a0Join Inside Texas community today!<\/a><\/p>\n Talk about this story and many more with fellow Longhorn diehards on the Members Only forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n