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,

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

Texas Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian has brought Texas back to the top of the power structure in college football. As a result of that success, it was natural that he was going to receive interest from the NFL level as a head coach.

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.

Steve Sarkisian has spent most of his coaching career in college but this offseason brought some interest from the NFL. Sarkisian did not take any formal interviews nor seemed to really entertain the idea.

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,