Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has been a well-liked identify in each the NFL and college football teaching cycles.
It is sensible, too. He is introduced Texas again to being aggressive and within the championship hunt, however he additionally has a wealth of nice expertise as an assistant in each faculty and the NFL.
He is about as well-rounded a candidate as you may discover, so in fact, packages just like the Florida Gators, LSU Tigers and even the New York Giants could also be to see if he is .
The factor is, although, he is not. Or, on the very least, that is what he is telling the media. He is all-in with the Longhorns, based on feedback he made on a current SEC teleconference name.
“I’d wish to remark one thing earlier than I get into our crew that has been bothering me now over the previous few weeks. That’s individuals reporting which might be insinuating that there’s a chance I may go away the College of Texas, and that’s completely false and unfaithful,” Sarkisian stated (h/t On3). “I’m not going anyplace. By no means do I do that as a result of I by no means wish to be a distraction, so I by no means deal with these items. At this level, I really feel like that is essential that I do that as a result of it’s essential for our crew. It’s essential for our college.”
Steve Sarkisian has deep roots in Austin and is all-in with Texas
As if that weren’t clear sufficient, Sarkisian stated that he has not had any discussions with anyone about teaching elsewhere. He even went so far as to say that even his agent hasn’t spoken to anybody.
Generally coaches can say publicly that they are not speaking about any alternatives whereas, within the meantime, their brokers are working backchannels and placing one thing collectively. He might be mendacity, in fact, as a result of faculty soccer historical past is filled with head coaches saying one factor and doing one other.
A full-throated assertion like this appears to be a fairly clear indication that Sarkisian is severe about what he is saying, although.
Heck, he went so far as calling Austin dwelling, which is a fairly large deal for a coach to say. These guys aren’t used to staying in a single place for too lengthy. With that stated, Sarkisian does have two youngsters really enrolled at Texas, one on the soccer crew. He has a 3rd child he desires to go to Texas within the close to future. He additionally simply had a child.
Sarkisian has roots in Austin. He additionally has excessive aspirations for the Longhorns.
“We got here right here to win championships,” he stated. “We’ve constructed a rattling good soccer program over the 5 years that we’ve been right here. We’ve been to 2 School Soccer Playoffs. We received a Huge 12 Championship. We went to the SEC Championship recreation in 12 months 1. We’ve had 23 gamers drafted the final two years, which is greater than another college within the nation and our crew GPA is at an all-time excessive.
“Can we please cease placing issues on the market that you’ve got completely zero proof on? Can we please cease retweeting and placing it again on the market as if it’s true? As if it’s the gospel? It isn’t true.”
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