Texas coach Steve Sarkisian led the Longhorns to a long-awaited breakthrough in his third season at the helm. The most successful season in Austin, Texas in well over a decade included 12 wins, the program’s first Big 12 title since 2009 and a trip to the College Football Playoff. As Texas prepares for a move to the SEC this summer, the Longhorns appear ready to re-up their commitment to Sarkisian after the highs of 2023.
In an interview with the Austin American-Statesman, Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte said he plans to meet with Sarkisian in the coming weeks to discuss a possible raise and contract extension for the Longhorns coach. Sarkisian is 25-14 overall on the Forty Acres, including a 20-7 record over the past two seasons following a 5-7 debut at Texas in 2021.
“We’ll sit down in the next couple of weeks and hammer something out,” Del Conte told The Statesman. “We’ll discuss the season and have a conversation.”
Sarkisian is halfway through the six-year contract agreed upon when he was hired by Texas in January 2021, one worth $34.2 million in total value, plus incentives. He earned a $5.6 million base salary for the 2023 season and is due for another $200,000 bump in 2024. Sarkisian made an extra $300,000 from incentives during the 2023 campaign — $200,000 from winning the Big 12 championship and another $100,000 from the Longhorns’ CFP berth.
CFP run, SEC move working in Sarkisian’s favor
Negotiating a contract extension for Sarkisian would appear to be a no-brainer for the Texas brass. In guiding the Longhorns to a conference title in CFP berth, Sarkisian unlocked a version of the program that his two immediate predecessors — Tom Herman and Charlie Strong — never achieved. The Longhorns returned to a level of play…
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Author : Dean Straka
Publish date : 2024-01-05 20:17:54
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