DALLAS — Texas, meet the SEC. SEC, meet Texas.
Texas will formally introduce itself to the Southeastern Conference on Wednesday as it participates in SEC media days for the first time. A longtime member of the Big 12, UT officially joined the SEC on July 1.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian will be joined at the Omni Hotel by quarterback Quinn Ewers, defensive back Jahdae Barron and left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. The Longhorns have media obligations all afternoon, but Sarkisian’s primary press conference is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. The players will meet with those reporters at 3 p.m.
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To open today’s festivities, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey noted that three of the four coaches who led team to the College Football Playoff last season are in attendance at the Omni Hotel. Kalen DeBoer, who guided Washington into the national championship game, is now the head coach at Alabama. Steve Sarkisian is heading into his fourth season at Texas. Former Alabama coach Nick Saban is working in Dallas as an ESPN analyst.
Sankey joked that Jim Harbaugh didn’t want to attend the SEC Media Days. After winning a national championship with Michigan last season, Harbaugh now coaches in the NFL.
Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian leads a Longhorns contingent of quarterback Quinn Ewers, left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. and defensive back Jahdae Barron into Wednesday’s first SEC media days for UT.
Gators, Bulldogs and the Crimson Tide, oh my
Since SEC media days is a four-day event, the league’s 16 teams have been evenly split up over the course of the week. So who is joining Texas at the Omni Hotel on Wednesday? Alabama, Florida and Mississippi State.
If Texas isn’t today’s headliner, then Alabama…
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Author : Austin American-Statesman
Publish date : 2024-07-17 14:01:13
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