Eleven months after his firing at USC, Alabama head coach Nick Saban brought on Sarkisian as an offensive analyst for the Crimson Tide. It was only a few months before he was back coaching, though. He took over as offensive coordinator on an interim basis after Lane Kiffin left for a job at Florida Atlantic.

Where does Texas' Steve Sarkisian rank among the SEC's best football coaches? We close our annual position rankings series by examining the league's coaches and intangibles.

On Tuesday, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed offensive lineman Andre Cojoe had been lost for the Longhorns' 2025 campaign. On Texas Football was the first to report on Monday that Cojoe had suffered a knee injury. Cojoe was preparing for his third season at Texas.