Administrators HornSports Staff Posted January 3, 2021 Administrators Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just hours after firing Tom Herman after 4 years as head coach at Texas, the University of Texas hired Alabama offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian to replace him. Sarkisian will serve in his third head coaching position, with previous stints at the University of Washington (2009-2013) and USC (2014-2015). He played QB at El Camino College and BYU and served in the NFL as QB coach with the Oakland Raiders (2004) and OC of the Atlanta Falcons (2017-2018). Sarkisian, the 2020 Broyles Award winner, has spent the last two years with the Alabama Crimson Tide as the Offensive Coordinator. He will coach his final game with Alabama in the College Football Playoff Championship Game on January 11th. Statement from Steve Sarkisian "On Jan. 4, 2006, I was the USC quarterback coach when we played Texas in that famed national championship game. There has always been something special about Longhorn football, its history and traditions – not just on that day – and I could never have imagined that 15 years later, I would join the Longhorns as their head coach," Sarkisian commented. "This is a unique and compelling opportunity to lead this storied program to the next level, competing once again amongst the best in college football." Statements on the Hiring of Steve Sarkisian "We are excited to have Steve Sarkisian join us and lead the next chapter of our football program. University of Texas football has a long and proud history of competing at the highest levels within our conference and nationally, and he brings with him the coaching caliber and championship experience needed to restore this kind of excellence to our program." --Kevin Eltife, UT System Board of Regents Chair "Hiring Steve Sarkisian represents a critical investment in our football program's future, not just for our student-athletes, but for all of Longhorn Nation. Our entire community benefits from a healthy and successful athletics program, and naming Steve as our coach infuses our football program with the necessary guidance and expertise to drive further success." -- UT President Jay Hartzell "Steve Sarkisian is one of the top offensive minds in the game of football, which he has proved over and over during his time with USC, Atlanta, and most recently, Alabama. We are confident our players and coaches will thrive under his leadership and in response to his energy and passion for the game." --Chris Del Conte, Vice President and Athletics Director primal defense, sporty and dillohorn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldmanastro Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Just nitpicking, but maybe fix your first sentence of your article? “USC offensive coordinator”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primal defense Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 If he hires the assistants that are rumored then this is a great hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Aaron Carrara Posted January 3, 2021 Administrators Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 The Sarkisian hire is a good one in my opinion but what is more appealing is the potential staff he is looking to install. Texas is going to have a really, really good offense. Curious to see if Ash stays put in Austin. Coot and primal defense 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UT1983 Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, J.B. TexasEx said: Fail to see the humor here. Hope you never have an addiction that you appear to have under control only to have others never let you forget it. Mortimer Duke, primal defense, Ntx dog and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Texas Golfer Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 57 minutes ago, primal defense said: If he hires the assistants that are rumored then this is a great hire. The staff he puts together will tell you a lot about this hire. I'm on the fence but that is the first indicator that will give me some additional data points about this hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B. TexasEx Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, UT1983 said: Fail to see the humor here. Hope you never have an addiction that you appear to have under control only to have others never let you forget it. Perhaps the occasional reminder will keep Sark out of the bars and frat houses. My hope is he keeps his nose clean and performs up to our expectations. But, I have my doubts and am not particularly excited about this hire. I certainly don't think Sark is worth the risk and $25 MM buyout. I hope he proves me wrong. UTfish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators TFloss32 Posted January 3, 2021 Administrators Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 dillohorn and 63_Texas_1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RunRickyRun Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 48 minutes ago, TFloss32 said: If he lands half of the rumored guys I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiwood Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 the Texas offense is going to give teams fits, We will see receivers run routes, picks and have balls thrown to them in space..Bijan is probably jumping up and down, knowing he will handle the rock more than ten times a game...I am excited... Now about his DC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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primal defense Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 The best job in America.... I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B. TexasEx Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 I agree with Coach Sarkisian's sound bite. We have enough talent to compete for a Big 12 Championship next year if the O-Line holds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ntx dog Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 2 hours ago, J.B. TexasEx said: Perhaps the occasional reminder will keep Sark out of the bars and frat houses. My hope is he keeps his nose clean and performs up to our expectations. But, I have my doubts and am not particularly excited about this hire. I certainly don't think Sark is worth the risk and $25 MM buyout. I hope he proves me wrong. He doesn't need reminding. He battles it every day. We'll be seeing enough of these from gaggie and bloklahoma. We don't need to be doing it from within. UT1983, sporty and utparothed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 When I finally got to my computer today, I was greeted with Herman Fired and Shaka's team putting it to Kansas at Phog Allen. What a great start to the day. Then when rumors came out that Steve Sarkisian was the front runner I had misgivings. Sarkisian was not a name that moved the needle for me. But after watching his introductory press conference I was impressed. I have a feeling that Texas may have gotten this right. Maybe I'm being caught up in the moment, but after Strong and Herman I would like to think that I am being objective about this. Time will tell. J.B. TexasEx, java, Sirhornsalot and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B. TexasEx Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, Ntx dog said: He doesn't need reminding. He battles it every day. We'll be seeing enough of these from gaggie and bloklahoma. We don't need to be doing it from within. Sure he does. That's why AA has a 12-step program he's supposed to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbound Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 1 hour ago, J.B. TexasEx said: Did you just post your own tweet? I like it Sirhornsalot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texbound Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 If he brings the Oline coach from Bama with him, then it was already an A hire. If a couple of Bama players decide to transfer in (unlikely) then even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.B. TexasEx Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, texbound said: Did you just post your own tweet? I like it Yeah, I do that when I want a visual to accompany the article if/when I don't care to dig up somebody else's tweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirhornsalot Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, texbound said: If he brings the Oline coach from Bama with him, then it was already an A hire. If a couple of Bama recruits decide to follow Sark then even better. FIFY Arch Manning, being one. #1 QB in 2023 class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTA Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Is it too late to get the Brockermeyer brothers? I’m sure they signed early. Maybe get a release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiwood Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 anybody KNOW or guess how much it cost to get him O/U at 4.5M... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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