Steve Sarkisian, Longhorns and College Football Playoff
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After a wild weekend of rivalry games, the picture is getting more chaotic for the College Football Playoff rankings.
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Steve Sarkisian takes shot at Notre Dame, doubles down on case for Texas in College Football Playoff
In his postgame interview on ABC following Friday’s Lone Star Showdown win over Texas A&M, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian emphatically called for the Longhorns to be in the College Football Playoff. He double down in his press conference – and Notre Dame wound up in the crosshairs.
With the commitment, Texas holds the seventh overall class in this cycle, per 247Sports. Other big-name recruits for the Longhorns include Jermaine Bishop, Dia Bell, Tyler Atkinson, Kosi Okpala, Richard Wesley, Samari Matthews, Derrick Cooper, James Johnson, John Turntine III and Corey Wells.