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The Texas Longhorns bowed out in the first round of the 2023-2024 College Football Playoff at the Sugar Bowl, but the otherwise successful season revealed a lot about the talented possessed by Steve Sarkisian’s team, as well as its incredible depth. Five-star QB prospect and freshman Arch Manning has made a considerable amount of money […]

Steve Sarkisian and the Texas football program capped off a stellar 2023-24 season. The Longhorns won the Big 12 Championship and made the College Football Playoff semifinal. Coach Sarkisian has agreed to a long-term contract with the program amid his team’s success and impending migration to the SEC. The Longhorns extend Steve Sarkisian’s contract for […]

It looks like Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian is not leaving the Lone Star state anytime soon, as the two parties are reportedly “close” to a contract extension according to Chip Brown, who covers the Longhorns for 247Sports. The extension also is said to include a raise which was to be expected as the […]

The biggest and most scrutinized job opening in all of college sports does not look like it is going to be filled by Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian. That is, if you read into the recent social media posts issued by him and his wife. “It’s a great day to be a Longhorn!!,” the Big […]

The college football season came to a close earlier this week when the Michigan football team defeated Washington to win the national title. One week before that game, Michigan and Alabama football battled things out in the Rose Bowl College Football Semifinal for a spot in the national title game. It was another fantastic edition […]

With the departure of the greatest college football coach of all time, there are big shoes to fill in Tuscaloosa. The Alabama Crimson Tide are now in the hunt for their newest head coach and they’re sure to take their time in making the right decision. Alabama football has served its right to be picky […]

It has been a long road for both Pete Carroll and Nick Saban. Both have been honing talents in the world of football for a long time. The Alabama football program got its long streak of glory because of their now retired head honcho. The Seattle Seahawks, on the other hand, had a bumpy road […]

While Texas football isn’t quite all the way back after a heartbreaking loss to Washington in their College Football Playoff Semifinal matchup, Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has to feel good about where his program is positioned. Sarkisian now stands to be rewarded with a contract extension after this terrific season. Texas AD Chris Del […]

Well, Texas is back. Back at home and will be watching the College Football Playoff national championship on their respective couches after the Longhorns fell to Washington in the semifinal Sugar Bowl game. It’s definitely not the ending those in Austin had hoped for this season, but nonetheless, it still has to be recognized as […]

The College Football Playoff final is set. After a dramatic overtime contest where Michigan took down Alabama, Washington barely escaped a late comeback from Texas in another exciting football game in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. After the Longhorns fell just short of reaching the final, head coach Steve Sarkisian said it was his team’s own […]

The Texas football program fell to Washington in the Sugar Bowl by the score of 37-31, and Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. put up a great performance in the game to help the Huskies advance to the national championship against Michigan. Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian spoke about going up against Penix and the challenges […]

Texas football fans may love head coach Steve Sarkisian for his turnaround of the Longhorns program in the past years. However, coming off a College Football Playoff semifinal loss, emotions are definitely running high, at least for some fans. On New Year’s Day, Texas football just fell in a close Sugar Bowl matchup against Washington […]

We still don’t know the answer to the long-awaited question, but one thing is for certain, and that is that No. 3 Texas football is in the Sugar Bowl facing Washington in a College Football Playoff semi-final matchup. So, that means that Texas is getting there. But back? That’s still to be determined. Of course, […]

The Texas football program has had a stellar 2023-24 college football run. The Longhorns made the final cut for the College Football Playoff, as they are taking on the Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian remains active on the recruiting front despite the Longhorn’s success. He shared his thoughts on […]

The college football transfer portal opened up a couple of weeks ago, and it has created a bit of an issue for some College Football Playoff teams. One of those teams is Texas football. The Longhorns have benefitted from the portal as they have landed some good talent for next year, but it has also […]

The Texas football team finally got over the hump in 2023 and won the Big 12 and they are headed to the College Football Playoff. The Longhorns have been waiting for awhile to get back to this level, and Steve Sarkisian is the head coach that got the job done for Texas. Many were expecting […]

The Texas football team is ranked fourth in all-time wins among NCAA football programs, and has a chance to add to their total with a win over Washington football in the Sugar Bowl on January 1. Recently Texas football QB Arch Manning got an eye-opening comparison from former Longhorns star and NFL QB Colt McCoy. […]

Steve Sarkisian and the Texas football program are getting busy ahead of the Sugar Bowl. The head honcho not only has to deal with new schematics to win over Washington but is also balancing recruitment duties. This is why the Longhorns coach got a new weapon for Quinn Ewers. It was not an easy task […]

Steve Sarkisian’s wife is Loreal Sarkisian. The couple tied the knot in 2020, making Loreal the second wife of Steve’s life. Steve Sarkisian is the head football coach at the University of Texas, leading the Longhorns to their first College Football Playoff. The University of Texas will face the University of Washington in the Sugar […]

The Texas football team wrapped up a one-loss regular season with a win in the Big 12 Title Game vs. Oklahoma State football. The Longhorns were led by a multitude of talented players in securing a College Football Playoff birth. Texas football has been named as a possible destination for a key South Carolina football […]

Newly extended Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian visited with five-star Florida commit Xavier Filsaime Thursday night, hoping he’ll begin to consider Austin over Gainesville. The visit was reported in a social media post by On3 Recruits. Safeties coach and Texas football alum Blake Gideon accompanied Sarkisian on the visit. Texas HC Steve Sarkisian and […]

The College Football Playoff committee’s greatest fears came true last Saturday night when No. 8 Alabama upset No. 1 Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. How could the committee leave out the SEC Champion—something it had never done since the inception of the playoff—and, better yet, how could it then leave out Texas football, who […]

The Texas Longhorns received great news shortly after winning the 2023-24 Big 12 Championship. The Longhorns are in the College Football Playoff as the third-ranked team. Head coach Steve Sarkisian was excited beyond belief about the news, but he was also uneasy. The Texas Longhorns make the CFP despite the odds Steve Sarkisian went on […]

Texas football’s Xavier Worthy appeared to have suffered a severe ankle injury in this afternoon’s Big 12 Championship game against Oklahoma State. Texas was in the process of blowing out the Cowboys 42-12 when the incident occurred. Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian provided an injury update on the wide receiver following his team’s Big 12 […]

Texas football has finally done it. After 14 long years, the Longhorns take home the Big 12 title. However, their season is still alive as there’s a chance they play in the upcoming College Football Playoffs. After the game against Oklahoma State, Texas football’s head coach, Steve Sarkisian, opened up about the big win. He’s […]

The Texas football team has had one of their best seasons in recent memory this year, and they have a chance to make it better on Saturday. The Longhorns are currently ranked #7 in the country and they are 11-1. Texas will play in the Big 12 Championship this weekend against Oklahoma State football, and […]

Mike Gundy is now the third most-winning coach in all of Big 12 conference history. The Oklahoma State football coach made his Cowboys blaze up to win seven out of their last eight games. But, Texas football fans did not like how Steve Sarkisian lost out on the Coach of the Year award. A lot […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian is hoping he will have his defense at full strength on Saturday when his Texas Longhorns play the Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Big 12 championship game. As of Tuesday morning, Sarkisian still doesn’t have that peace of mind. Two of Texas football’s top defenders remain questionable for the game, […]

Texas football fans finally got the moment they’ve all been waiting for when Arch Manning, nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, made his debut against Texas Tech on Friday. The Texas crowd celebrated his arrival on the field for his first college football appearance. After the Longhorns took a huge lead early, Arch Manning got […]

Texas football and Texas Tech will have one final Battle for the Chancellor’s Spurs on Black Friday before the Longhorns bolt to the SEC. If Texas wants to keep their Big 12 Championship, along with their College Football Playoff hopes alive, they need not to look over the Red Raiders. However, a loss doesn’t necessarily […]

Texas beat Iowa State in one of their last Big 12 football games before they move to the SEC next season. Ahead of the contest, Iowa State talked some trash about sending Texas and head coach Steve Sarkisian out of the conferences with a loss, but after the win, the Texas head coach fired a […]

The Texas football team has been a big story in college football this year as they are having one of their best seasons in recent memory. The Longhorns also picked up a massive win at the beginning of the season at Alabama, and it was Nick Saban’s worse home loss with the Crimson Tide. Texas […]

Texas football narrowly survived Kansas State in overtime on Saturday without starting quarterback Quinn Ewers. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian gave an injury update and said Ewers was able to throw on Monday. His status is day-to-day, which means he could be available for the Longhorns’ Week 11 matchup against TCU. “Quinn’s update, you know, […]

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian has a lofty prediction for his three quarterbacks — he believes that Quinn Ewers, Maalik Murphy and Arch Manning can all become NFL starting quarterbacks. Sarkisian spoke about his trio of quarterbacks with former USC legend and Heisman winner Matt Leinart, who he coached along with Carson Palmer and Matt […]

Ahead of the Texas-BYU football game this weekend, Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian said he’d play both Maalik Murphy and Arch Manning at quarterback with starter Quinn Ewers out with an injury. The game came, Texas won 35-6, but we didn’t get to see the highly-touted Manning, as Murphy played the entire game for the […]

Without starting quarterback Quinn Ewers, Texas football secured a 35-6 win over BYU last Saturday. Freshman Maalik Murphy got the start under center for the Longhorns and played fairly well in his first collegiate start. Murphy completed 64% of his passes, throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. Texas football head coach […]

The BYU Cougars are the newest member of the Big 12, and this week’s meeting with Texas will be their only Big 12 showdown before the Longhorns depart for the SEC. BYU is unranked and getting used to life in a Power 5 conference. Despite being forced to turn to redshirt freshman Maalik Murphy with […]

Quinn Ewers fell to injury during the Texas Longhorns win against Houston. For that reason, Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian was given the tough choice of naming the replacement. The Longhorns have a plethora of capable quarterbacks, one of which is Arch Manning who has received a ton of hype coming out of high […]

Texas football entered the 2023 season with a national title in mind, considering they hold one of the most talented rosters in the country. One of those ultra-talented athletes was quarterback Quinn Ewers, who had a tremendous start to the season, leading Texas to a 5-0 start. Ewers has since gone down with an injury […]