Texas defensive end Breckyn Hager said the Longhorns approach on defense this week in preparing to face prolific Texas Tech quarterback?Patrick Mahomes II?is simple: hurt him.Hager said this multiple times Monday -- eventually issuing an apology hours later -- while discussing how to stop Mahomes, the nations No. 1 passer and a quarterback who has a bit of a history against the Longhorns.I say injure that quarterback, Hager said. Thats the mentality right now. Weve got to take him out. We know hes banged up, and weve just got to get after him.Hager issued an apology through the university on Monday afternoon, saying it is not his intent to injure another player.I want to apologize for what I said earlier today at our press conference, he said. I play hard and its our teams goal to get pressure on the quarterback, hit him and disrupt the offense. When I go out there I want to play my most aggressive game, but Im not trying to do anything to physically injure someone. I have too much respect for Patrick Mahomes and every quarterback I play against to ever do that. Thats not what Im about, not the way I was raised and not the way we play football at Texas.Our coaches dont teach us that or coach us to injure other players in any way. It was a really poor choice of words, and I truly regret it. My point should have been that its our job as defensive linemen to make our presence known and affect the quarterback. Life is bigger than a game, and Im still learning how to be a better player on and off the field. I hope everyone will accept my apology for what I said.Mahomes has been dealing with an injury to his throwing shoulder for the past month -- one he appeared to aggravate at the end of the Red Raiders 27-24 double-overtime victory at TCU on Saturday.The last time Texas visited Lubbock, late in the 2014 season, Texas defensive back Quandre Diggs delivered a hard hit on Mahomes that knocked the quarterback out of the game with a concussion. Days after the hit, Diggs said he didnt feel bad about knocking out Mahomes because, He signed up to play football. Sometimes that happens.During the Texas Tech-Texas game last season, Diggs -- now with the Detroit Lions -- called Mahomes a chump on Twitter for flexing after a touchdown. After the Red Raiders 48-45 victory in Austin, Mahomes responded by tweeting: This same chump just got that win tonight!Mahomes did not respond to Hagers comments on Monday, but his father, Pat Mahomes, a former major league pitcher, tweeted: Are you kidding me. In an unrelated matter, Pat Mahomes was arrested on a charge of public intoxication during the Red Raiders game at TCU over the weekend.Hagers apology was accompanied ?by a statement from Texas coach Charlie Strong.I want to make one thing clear -- we never walk into a game wanting to injure someone. We would never coach that way and thats not how our team plays, Strong said. 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