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Steve Sarkisian and Kirby Smart’s friendship provides extra dimension to high-profile Texas vs. Georgia matchup

AUSTIN, Texas — Call it trauma bonding or the type of camaraderie that can only come from shared excellence.

Every year, Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian and Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart take a trip together, swapping stories about their time coaching for Nick Saban, the type of stories that Sarkisian isn’t willing to share publicly. Ask Saban now that he’s retired, Sarkisian says.

It’s a tempting proposition, that — juicy insight into the inner workings of the architect of college football’s greatest modern dynasty, the infamous hard ass about “the process.