About a week ago, Thefootballbeat.com reported that the University of Texas would reward head football coach Steve Sarkisian for the Longhorns making the College Football Playoff with a contract extension.
That extension was finalized late last week and can be reported officially now. Sarkisian and the Texas board of regents have agreed to an extension to keep Sarkisian as coach through the 2030 season, upping Sarkisian’s salary to $10.3 million in 2024. The raise is a 78 percent increase in his original salary.
Sark, as most of his contemporaries call him, is only 49 years old. He’s now one of college football’s highest-paid coaches. He guided the Longhorns to a 12-2 final record in the 2023 season, including the Big 12 Championship and a No. 3 final ranking and a berth in the College Football Playoff, losing in New Orleans in the CFP semifinals to Washington.
He is 25-14 in three seasons in Austin.
The contract, it should be noted, includes a $1.5 million bonus if UT wins a national championship.
Texas now moves to the Southeastern Conference this season, where the 2024 schedule includes home games against Georgia and Florida, and a Thanksgiving weekend road game at old rival Texas A&M. It also includes the traditional Cotton Bowl game against Oklahoma, and an interesting non-conference game at defending national champion Michigan on Sept. 7.
