Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian laughed on Monday recalling his first start for the BYU Cougars in 1995.
In the thin air of Colorado Springs against the Air Force Fighting Falcons, Sarkisian remembered spending his late morning and early afternoon on the turf at Falcon Stadium.
“It was an early kickoff at Air Force and they were sacking me a lot,” Sarkisian said. “I remember that.”
Technically, the box score indicates Sarkisian finished the game having taken four sacks, but that’s not a full accounting of the frequency with which the service academy disrupted his pocket — Sarkisian totaled nine carries for a loss of 42 yards with a single positive run of two yards in a 38-12 loss that saw the Cougars fall behind 28-0 before Sarkisian threw a one-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.