Report: Nick Saban reveals Steve Sarkisian's plans for CFP title game during team meeting
The Alabama Crimson Tide are fresh off a big Rose Bowl win over Notre Dame. Now, they’ll prepare for a Jan. 11 showdown against Ohio State with a title on the line.
They’ll also reportedly be losing their talented offensive coordinator, Steve Sarkisian. Per reports, Sarkisian is expected to be named the new head coach at Texas.
On Saturday afternoon, AL.com’s Matt Zenitz tweeted that his sources told him Saban confirmed the news during a team meeting, saying Sark would remain on staff through the national title game:
Sources: Nick Saban confirmed during an Alabama team meeting that Steve Sarkisian is headed to Texas.
Sarkisian will remain with Alabama through the national title game.
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) January 2, 2021
Sarkisian’s offense was one of the nation’s best this year, with 3 of the top 5 Heisman vote-getters in QB Mac Jones, RB Najee Harris and WR DeVonta Smith (the favorite to win the trophy).
Can he get the Tide one last victory before heading off to Austin?
It is official. May not be the best decision he has ever made. The Boosters are worse than AU and have a pot more money. He will have 3-4 years to win the BIG12, or he will be gone.
Absolutely right!
“gone”, but with generational money.
He had already made millions, prior to Bama. Bama was paying him 2.5, so I think he had the generational money already. He will make more at Texas, but the odds are the boosters there will become dissatisfied at some point in the not to distant future.
One correction: It is UA. AU is that “other” university in alabama!
Never mind! Read your post too quickly. You are correct – he made the better decision.
Uh…In NC title games with lame-duck OC’s, we’re 0-2 (in the Saban Era). So…naw, F- Sark, fire him today!
I wish Sark the best. Patience isn’t something Texas will have as they are looking to catch lightning in a bottle..
Would Saban go after Kendall Briles?
Bama doesn’t miss a beat with the coaching turnover so long as Saban is there. 5* athletes everywhere to plug and play in the OC’s game plan.
How many recruits will now go to Texas instead of Ala ? Tuscaloosa seems to be the AA rehab center of college football once again.
David, you won’t loose many Texas kids to t.u., they generally go to OU, A&M, LSU, OSU (Oklahoma State), and some to Bama. It won’t hurt Tuscaloosa much.
All the ones who aren’t interested in pursuing their dreams of moving on to the next level.