It’s all love and heartbreak in Austin this week — Texas offensive lineman Andre Cojoe just saw his 2025 season vanish in a blink. One awkward twist during practice, one torn ACL, and suddenly a brutal reminder: football’s a violent sport, especially when the head coach is dialing up the physicality.
According to On Texas Football, Cojoe went down while battling for the starting right tackle gig, a competition that had been heating up between him and sophomore Brandon Baker. And the timing? Couldn’t have been worse. With the season opener against reigning natty winner Ohio State looming, Steve Sarkisian had just cranked up the intensity, publicly calling for his tackles to get nastier and more uncomfortable in the trenches.
Texas OT Andre Cojoe who was expected to compete for the starting RT spot is OUT for the season with a knee injury
Per: @ontexasfootball
Prayers for a speedy recovery pic.twitter.com/SqkU7rmAaG
— Barstool Longhorn (@UTBarstool) August 4, 2025
“For both those guys, what we’re pushing them to do is get out of their shell, get out of their comfort zone, play a little more nasty, if you want to be honest,” Sarkisian said recently.
Well, honesty has a price.
(This is a developing story…)
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