Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke recently about whether he considered leaving the Longhorns for the NFL.

Steve Sarkisian's latest comments on his commitment to the Texas Longhorns has everything to do with him wanting to coach Arch Manning before he enters the NFL Draft. While he could follow Manning to the NFL one day,

Steve Sarkisian cleared up a number of lingering mysteries that developed during this offseason. Among them, the Texas head football coach, who will enter his fifth season at the helm next August, revealed that he didn’t seriously consider taking an NFL head coach job or earnestly look into one.

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke to the media for the first time since their Jan. 11 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoff Semifinal in the Cotton Bowl. He praised quarterback Arch Manning’s leadership and highlighted his readiness to shine as the starting quarterback for the 2025 season after two years as Quinn Ewers’ backup.

As the Longhorns lose Quinn Ewers to the NFL, they have no need to turn to the transfer portal. Arch Manning backed up Ewers this past season, including starting two games in 2024, and as a freshman,