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The college football season is right around the corner and one team that is expected to contend for the national championship is the Texas football team. The Longhorns were one of the best teams in the country last year as they made it all the way to the College Football Playoff, and they return a […]

Following a decade of mediocrity under previous head coaches Charlie Strong and Tom Herman, current head coach Steve Sarkisian has returned Texas football to the top of the sport of college football. After coming damn close to making the CFP National Championship Game last season, the Longhorns enter the 2024 season with hopes that an […]

There was no shortage of excitement when Arch Manning committed to Texas football. His first season, though, was largely spent watching Quinn Ewers. With Ewers set to lead the team once again in 2024, Manning may struggle to see playing time once again. Ewers is a talented quarterback who recently received an eye-opening take from […]

Conference realignment is a major storyline in college football right now, and it has its pros and con. One con for a lot of schools and conferences is losing rivalry games. If rivals move to different conferences, it’s much harder to keep the tradition going. However, conference realignment is also bringing back some rivalries, and […]

The Texas football program is gearing up for another strong showing after their impressive 2023-24 season. The Longhorns will face SEC competition in the Fall of 2024 after their Big 12 departure. Nevertheless, head coach Steve Sarkisian believes the Texas roster is set for success, given his exciting revelation. “This is [the] deepest, most talented […]

Nick Saban is no longer the head coach of the Alabama football team, but he has been a big topic of conversation at SEC media days this week. He is also at SEC media days for his new gig with ESPN. A lot of coaches have been talking about Saban this week, and one of them […]

The Texas football team has a tough schedule to say the least this coming season considering their entry into the Southeastern Conference along with fellow legendary Big 12 power Oklahoma. The Longhorns will play one of the toughest in-conference schedules in the country this season and also have the difficult task of traveling to Ann […]

At long last, Oklahoma and Texas are now officially members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). As such, the conference that has LSU, Alabama, and Georgia in football just added two more powerhouses with Oklahoma and Texas. Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian spoke in great lengths about making the move over to the SEC, and the Texas […]

Texas football has one of the toughest schedules in the nation this upcoming fall college football season and it’s a year that could go on longer than ever with the new 12-team College Football Playoff. As such, the Longhorns know all too well that depth could play a huge role in this year’s season. Recently, […]

Steve Sarkisian’s net worth in 2024 is $5 million. The University of Texas Football coach has held that role since January 2021, his third tenure as a college head coach after holding the position at Washington and USC. Before Texas hired him, Sarkisian was the offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL and […]

The Texas football program enters the 2024 season as one of the top teams in the country. Their transition to the SEC along with Oklahoma will be a major storyline to watch this season, as will the Heisman Trophy candidacy of Quinn Ewers. The June and July months are rather uneventful in the sport, but […]

The Texas football program is gearing up for another deep run in the SEC. Yet, the team will have to pay extra attention to details with new conference policies possibly being implemented. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey outlined some potential injury report mandates on Monday afternoon. Moreover, head coach Steve Sarkisian gave an honest take on […]

At long last, the Texas A&M football program will face off against the Texas Longhorns in a conference matchup. Amid a flurry of realignment moves across college sports, Oklahoma and Texas are leaving the Big 12 Conference to join the SEC. During the SEC Meetings that began on Tuesday, Texas A&M football coach Mike Elko […]

Coach Steve Sarkisian has a lot of work to do such that he fills the gaps of the Texas football program in their defensive personnel. They lost Ryan Watts to the 2024 NFL Draft and it looks like they also lost their grip on Terrance Brooks. The Longhorns have yet again lost a methodical defensive […]

Steve Sarkisian has had a successful run at the Texas football program making the College Football Playoff last season, but he was fully honest about what he thought when Nick Saban retired as the Alabama head coach, and he said it did not take very long for him to decide that he would stay, even […]

Both men’s and women’s college basketball is now over and spring football is underway. The college football season will be here before we know it, and it will be a big season for the Texas football team. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian watched both college basketball tournaments, and he was impressed with what he saw […]

When Alabama football head coach Nick Saban retired earlier in the offseason, there were some rumors that Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian could become the next coach of the Crimson Tide. He came to the Longhorns from Alabama, and after the success that Texas had last year, he became a more attractive option. Sarkisian […]

When Nick Saban announced his retirement in January, the Alabama football head coaching job that Saban had occupied and excelled in for nearly 20 years instantly became vacant. The accolades and resources that Alabama can provide make the position one of the most attractive and exclusive possible in college football, and the rumors about who […]

The college football coaching carousel was out of control for a few weeks during the offseason. After Nick Saban retired from Alabama, a flurry of names popped up, including Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian. Ultimately, Sarkisian decided to remain in Texas and signed a new contract extension. Recently, Sarkisian opened up on why he never […]

The Texas football team is getting ready for their first season in the SEC, and head coach Steve Sarkisian just brought in a coach that used to be on the staff for the Longhorns. Chris Gilbert is returning to Sarkisian and Texas to be a special assistant to the head coach. Chris Gilbert has worked […]

The Texas football team is coming off of a College Football Playoff semi-finals appearance and headed for life after the Big 12 this season with a move to the Southeastern Conference. Arch Manning could be a big part of this season’s team or he could head elsewhere depending on how things shake out in the […]

With most of their 2024 recruiting class having already taken shape during December’s early signing period, there was very little drama for the Texas football program during Wednesday’s National Signing Day. And it turns out, that extends to the any perceived competition amongst the quarterbacks on the Longhorns roster as well. With both Quinn Ewers […]

Following a heartbreaking College Football Playoff exit last month, Steve Sarkisian and Texas football are looking to start a new chapter in the SEC this 2024. Good news had recently favored the team in the form of Quinn Ewers’ decision to return to the Longhorns. In addition, the team has been able to land other transferees […]

After being firmly shut out of the title picture for almost a decade and a half, it is easy to adjust expectations. Therefore, a Big 12 championship and first-ever appearance in the College Football Playoff should be seen as an unequivocal success for Texas football. Steve Sarkisian does not see it that way, however. During […]

Steve Sarkisian and his Texas Longhorns football program are getting stronger after adding former Arizona coach Johnny Nansen as the Longhorn’s new co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach. Nansen is bringing at least one stud player with him to Austin, too, in transfer portal defensive tackle Tiaoalii Savea. “ANOTHER FROM THE PORTAL!” Inside Texas reported on X/Twitter. “Texas […]

Some members of the Alabama football program are now jumping ship after Nick Saban announced his retirement. Kalen DeBoer is still a great coach but athletes are just looking for better opportunities in the NCAA Transfer Portal. The Texas football program is one of these destinations because of the talent and pedigree that Steve Sarkisian […]

The 2023-2024 college football season was an interesting one both for the Texas Longhorns and for the underdog. Jayden Daniels skyrocketed up the lists of balloters nationwide en route to LSU football’s first Heisman Trophy victory since Joe Burrow in 2019. Meanwhile, Longhorns star QB Quinn Ewers fought off injuries and challenges from Maalik Murphy […]

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 […]