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Texas Longhorns' Steve Sarkisian Shares Update on Andrew Mukuba Injury

Texas Longhorns' starting safety Andrew Mukuba was forced to miss last week's win over Vanderbilt due to a knee injury

Matt Galatzan

Oct 19, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns corner back Andrew Mukuba (4) watching the game in the fourth quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-Imagn Images
Oct 19, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns corner back Andrew Mukuba (4) watching the game in the fourth quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brett Patzke-Imagn Images / Brett Patzke-Imagn Images
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The bye week could not have come at a better time for the Texas Longhorns.

Not only have they faced two taxing games in a row vs. Georgia and Vanderbilt, but have also been bit by the injury bug as of late.

One of the more significant players that was affected by that was starting safety Andrew Mukuba, who injured his left knee in the loss to the Bulldogs. As a result, Mukuba missed the rest of that game and was unable to go vs. Vanderbilt a week later.

However, according to Texas coach Steve Sarkisian, Mukuba seems to be making strides in his way back from the setback.

“He’s on the mend. I think he’s making good progress,” Sarkisian said during the SEC Teleconference on Wednesday. “Probably be a better answer next week as we get back into game week mode.” 

Before the injury, Mukuba was having a tremendous year for the Longhorns, hauling in two interceptions and making 25 total tackles from his safety spot.

Fortunately, the Longhorns were able to minimize his absence last week vs. Vanderbilt with stellar play from Michael Taaffe and Jelani McDonald.

That said, they will hope to have him back after the bye week, as the Longhorns prepare to host the Florida Gators in Austin on Nov. 9.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns In SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks with the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com for 247Sports. He then moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki, ex Longhorns Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, FOX News and former ESPN host Will Cain, as well as countless other recruits and former players for each of the teams he has covered. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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