The Texas coach's new deal doesn't lift him above what Swinney or Smart earned in 2024. And Ohio State coach Ryan Day signed a new deal after the Buckeyes won the national championship last season that is set to pay him $12.5 million in 2025, which puts his deal above Sarkisian's on the list of the sport's most lucrative.

One of the traditions that may start to fall by the wayside is the annual spring game. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has announced that the Longhorns won't be playing a spring game this year. Sarkisian broke the news on Up & Adams after host Kay Adams asked if she should make plans to come back for the game in April.

Next season, Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns will have a new starting quarterback, Arch Manning. Manning joined the Longhorns two years ago but mostly sat behind Quinn Ewers. Texas’ Steve Sarkisian Outlines Why Courting Arch Manning Was Unlike Any Other QB Longhorns head coach Sarkisian has shared details concerning quarterback Manning’s recruitment,