ATLANTA -- Steve Sarkisian isn't coaching yet.
At least not in the hands-on sense.
For now, the soon-to-be offensive coordinator is stuck in his role as analyst for Alabama. As the No. 1-ranked Crimson Tide prepare to face No. 4 Washington in the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, he continues to work side-by-side with Lane Kiffin, not necessarily instructing players during practice but certainly leaving his fingerprints all over the playbook for Saturday's game.
Whether it's this Sunday or a couple of weeks from now when the national championship game has ended, the handoff from one former USC coach to another will take place.