Steve Sarkisian Has Built Texas to Be SEC Ready Since Day 1

When Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian first interviewed for the head coaching job in Austin, he didn't know about the move to the SEC that was waiting behind closed doors. “I said then, we're going to have to build a roster that can compete and ultimately beat Alabama, Georgia, Clemson, Ohio State (and) Notre Dame,” Sarkisian said on Sirius XM College. “That's the goal at Texas, to go win the national championship.” When Sarkisian was told about the move to the conference, athletic director Chris Del Conte and the rest of the Texas higher-ups asked the new head coach what had to change.