For those wanting to see a Texas spring game on Saturday where the Longhorns line up their 11 best on offense against their 11 best on defense, head coach Charlie Strong said you’ll get your wish.

In a radio interview with Bucky Godbolt and Erin Hogan on 104.9 FM The Horn in Austin Friday morning Strong said the spring game (1 p.m., Longhorn Network) will feature the Longhorns No. 1 defense against the No. 1 offense. While the spring game is a scrimmage, Strong prepared his players to approach it like it’s more than just another day on the practice field.

“We’re going to play it like it’s a regular game,” Strong said. “We’re going to protect the quarterback, but everybody else we’re going to good-on-good and let them go play.”

Strong wasn’t interested in splitting the Longhorns into teams, or having his first unit go against his backups just to put up big numbers on the scoreboard. Strong has talked several times this spring about how he’s got a team that’s finally competing every day, a theme he wants to see continue in the final on-field session of the spring.

“I want to give our fans something,” Strong said. “I want our players to go compete.”