Coach: Texas must avoid ‘rat poison’ praise

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas coach Steve Sarkisian could not beat Nick Saban last week, but that one-point loss did not stop him from borrowing some wisdom from the old master.

“To quote my old boss, ‘We gotta be careful of the rat poison of people telling us how good we are,” Sarkisian said.

That may be easier said than done for a Texas (1-1) program being lauded nationally for a tough loss to then-N…