CFB Insider Reveals Pick For Top Job in College Football
Head coach Steve Sarkisian has gone 25-5 in the last two seasons, so it is no wonder that On3's Ari Wasserman voted Texas as the best job in college football.
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Wasserman's top five included Texas, the Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, Oregon Ducks and Texas A&M Aggies in that order.
Sarkisian has an overall record of 38-17 since taking the Texas job in 2021. Before Texas, he was a head coach at the USC Trojans from 2014-15 and the Washington Huskies from 2009-13.
Texas Longhorns head football coach Steve Sarkisian.© Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Texas' last national title was in 2005 and while Sarkisian has not won any yet, he has brought the Longhorns back to contending for them.
Texas has reached the semifinal of the playoff twice, in 2023 and 2024, under Sarkisian.
He also understands that none of his success would be possible without some solid recruiting classes. Since the 2021 cycle, Sarkisian has had a top-15 recruiting class every year on On3 Sports. The Longhorns' 2026 class is currently ranked 13th in the country.
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The class features five-star quarterback Dia Bell, four-star receiver Chris Stewart, four-star offensive tackle Max Wright and three-star inside offensive lineman Nicolas Robertson.
While Sarkisian had successful seasons in 2023 and 2024, it did not start that way. In his first year at Texas in 2021, the Longhorns finished at 5-7. The Longhorns ended the following season at 8-5, after a loss in the Alamo Bowl.
Things took off in the 2023 season, with Texas reaching the CFP semifinal after winning the Big 12 Championship Game.
Texas reached the semifinal again in 2024, losing to eventual national champion, the Ohio State Buckeyes, 28-14.
Sarkisian and the Longhorns face Ohio State again in their 2025 season opener on Aug. 30.
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