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Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers stands on the side lines during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Ewers on track to return from injury as starting quarterback for No. 1 Texas

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) runs for a 67-yard touchdown against UTSA during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Arch Manning to get first start for No. 1 Texas as Ewers recovers from abdomen strain

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates after his team won the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Sarkisian’s contract extension will push his guaranteed salary to $10.3 million this year under details released by the school's Board of Regents. That will make him one of the highest paid coaches in the country after leading the Longhorns to the Big 12 championship and their first appearance in the College Football Playoff. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) **FILE**

Texas regents approve Steve Sarkisian’s contract extension, raise to more than $10 million

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates after his team won the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game against Oklahoma State in Arlington, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023. Sarkisian’s contract extension will push his guaranteed salary to $10.3 million this year under details released by the school's Board of Regents. That will make him one of the highest paid coaches in the country after leading the Longhorns to the Big 12 championship and their first appearance in the College Football Playoff. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File) **FILE**

Big money: Texas coach Sarkisian getting salary increase to more than $10 million per year

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian speaks during media day for the the upcoming Sugar Bowl NCAA CFP college football semi-final game against Washington in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Texas gives coach Sarkisian a four-year contract extension after Big 12 title and CFP appearance

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian arrives for Texas Media Day ahead of the Sugar Bowl, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023, in New Orleans, La. Texas will take on Washington on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (Aaron E. Martinez/Austin American-Statesman via AP) **FILE**

Washington, Texas meet in Sugar Bowl CFP semifinal behind coaches with very different career paths

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

FILE - Texas coach Steve Sarkisian celebrates the team's win over Iowa State in an NCAA college football game, Nov. 18, 2023, in Ames, Iowa. Texas is back — fourteen years after last playing for a national championship, Texas (12-1) is in the College Football Playoff as Big 12 champion. (AP Photo/Matthew Putney, File)

Meme no more: Texas is back and playing for a national championship with Huskies on deck in CFP semi

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

Texas wide receiver Adonai Mitchell (5) gestures to the crowd after a touchdown against Alabama during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

No. 4 Texas Longhorns try to stay grounded even as hype level soars after beating Alabama

By John Zenor - Associated Press

FILE - Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers looks to pass against Baylor during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Austin, Texas, Nov. 25, 2022. Texas opens their season at home against Rice on Sept. 2. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Sarkisian and Texas to ‘embrace the hate’ in their last season in Big 12 before joining SEC

By Jim Vertuno - Associated Press

FILE - Texas quarterback Casey Thompson (8) looks to pass during the second half of the Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game against Colorado in San Antonio, in this Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, file photo. Casey Thompson's Alamo Bowl performance made him look like an easy pick to be starting quarterback at Texas in 2021. But a coaching change from Tom Herman to Steve Sarkisian and the ripe talent of backup Hudson Card has made Saturday's spring scrimmage, and the months leading into the 2021 season, all about one position and who be the starter against Louisiana on Sept. 4. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

At Texas, a QB competition emerges between Thompson and Card

By JIM VERTUNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, then-Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is shown before an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in this Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, file photo. University of Texas System regents on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, approved a six-year, $34.2 million guaranteed contract for new football coach Steve Sarkisian, while the school still owes his fired predecessor more than $15 million. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

Texas regents approve Sarkisian $34.2 million contract

By JIM VERTUNO - Associated Press

Choate leaves Montana State to join Sarkisian at Texas

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FILE - Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian walks the field before an NCAA college football game against Kentucky at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, file photo. New Texas coach Steve Sarkisian is building a staff that has a whole lot of Alabama flavor. The former Crimson Tide offensive coordinator formally announced most of his new staff on Friday, with three assistants coming with him from Alabama after winning the national championship two weeks ago.(Mickey Welsh/The Montgomery Advertiser via AP, File)

Sarkisian builds Texas Longhorns staff with Alabama flavor

By JIM VERTUNO - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian watches warm-ups before an NCAA football game against LSU in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Sarkisian made the most of his final game with Alabama and three of the most dangerous weapons in college football during the College Football Playoff national championship game against Ohio State on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

New Texas coach Sarkisian defends “The Eyes of Texas”

By MARK ROSNER - Associated Press

CORRECTS YEAR TO 2021 INSTEAD OF 2020 - Football fans shop for souvenirs, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. Ohio State, and Alabama will play the College Football Playoff National Championship game in Miami Gardens on Monday night. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Sarkisian, Bama stars deliver big numbers in OC’s finale

By JOHN ZENOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 9, 2019, file photo, Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian watches warmups before an NCAA football game against LSU in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Texas has hired Sarkisian as the Longhorns new coach. The move comes just a few hours after Texas announced the firing of Tom Herman after four seasons with no Big 12 championships. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

Sark latest ‘Bama assistant multi-tasking before title game

By JOHN ZENOR - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 29, 2020 file photo shows Texas head coach Tom Herman during the second half of the Alamo Bowl NCAA college football game against Colorado in San Antonio. Texas has fired football Herman, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021, after four seasons of failing to win a Big 12 championship and making only one appearance in the league title game. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas fires Herman after 4 seasons, hires Tide OC Sarkisian

By JIM VERTUNO - Associated Press

Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian works his payers through drills during an NCAA college fall camp fan-day college football scrimmage, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt)

Sarkisian inherits Alabama offense loaded with playmakers

By JOHN ZENOR - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 27, 2018, file photo, Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, left, talks with wide receiver Julio Jones at an NFL football training camp practice in Flowery Branch, Ga. It's been eight months since the Atlanta Falcons' season ended on fourth-and-goal at the 2-yard line in Philadelphia. Offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian says he's moved on from his questionable play call, but there's a better way to change the narrative _ start fast and build a big lead Thursday night against the Eagles. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Falcons offensive coordinator putting last year behind him

By GEORGE HENRY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 28, 2017, file photo, Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian tosses a football during NFL football training camp in Flowery Branch, Ga. The Falcons' offense is misfiring with many of the same key pieces which produced the NFL's top-scoring attack in 2016. That puts the heat on first-year offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian, especially with the team trying to snap a three-game losing streak in Sunday's game at the New York Jets. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Falcons’ offensive funk has Sarkisian searching for answers

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press