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Texas Running Back Quintrevion Wisner Embraces ‘Another Game’ Mentality Before Oklahoma

by: Evan Vieth10/07/25
Quintrevion Wisner
Quintrevion Wisner (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

For Texas running back Quintrevion Wisner, Saturday’s game isn’t about the atmosphere—it’s about his team and finding a way to win with them.

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Wisner’s season hasn’t been easy. He entered the offseason banged up from a long year as the unexpected bell-cow back. Finally healthy, he started and played most of the snaps in the loss to Ohio State.

Then came another setback: an injury that sidelined him for three weeks, keeping him out of all of Texas’ non-conference wins.

When he finally returned against Florida, it couldn’t have gone much worse. Wisner ran eight times for just 11 yards—the lowest total of his career outside of last year’s Florida game, when he barely played.

Now, with the Red River Rivalry on deck, Wisner’s taking a different mindset into the week.

“Me personally, I’m not really into atmospheres and all of that,” Wisner said. “Like Mook (Michael Taaffe) says, it’s another game.”

That “another game” mentality is something Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has tried to instill in his players. He often preaches that going 1-0 each week is all that matters—but this time, it might actually have to be true.

Texas had some margin for error earlier in the year. A Week 1 loss to Ohio State wasn’t fatal under the current CFP setup, and it’s fair to assume a few players looked past the early opponents like UTEP or Sam Houston.

But that cushion is gone. Every game from here on out has playoff implications.

“Being with guys like Mook and really building the connectivity with our team and buying into what it takes to come into a game like this,” Wisner said when asked about his favorite part of Red River week. It’s not the kind of answer you usually expect—but it’s the one Texas probably needs.

The Longhorns aren’t out of anything yet. A one-loss team can still reach the SEC Championship, and even a two-loss team could sneak into the College Football Playoff. But Texas has no room left for mistakes as it prepares to face one of the strongest Oklahoma squads of the Brent Venables era.

Still, Wisner is keeping things steady. Entering his third year, he’s over the theatrics despite being a DeSoto native—just 30 minutes from the Cotton Bowl.

“It did the first two years,” Wisner said when asked about going home. “But I’m pretty over it now. It’s another game.”

That calm, veteran approach is exactly what Sarkisian has been asking for. Wisner may not feel like an upperclassman from the Class of 2023, but only three offensive players on the roster have been at Texas longer.

The Longhorns’ lack of experience has been obvious this season, but Wisner’s mindset and leadership are helping set the tone before one of the biggest games of the year.

If Texas continues to lean on him as its lead back, it’ll need that same focus and composure on the field. The good news for Longhorn fans: Wisner’s no stranger to big stages—or to the Red River Rivalry.

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