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Steve Sarkisian: Austin Bound

The 2020 Broyles Award winner (best assistant coach in college football) as offensive coordinator at Alabama, and the former head coach at USC and Washington, Steve Sarkisian was named the 31st Head Football Coach at The University of Texas on Saturday.

"I'm excited, I'm pumped, I'm honored, I'm humbled to be named the head coach at The University of Texas," Sarkisian said following the announcement. "This morning I was on the phone with my parents, my dad is 84 years old and I mentioned I think I'm getting this Texas head coaching job, and he said, 'You know, about 20 years ago you told me, "Dad, that's the job, that's the best job in America.