Texas also awarded a raise and extension to Johnny Nansen, hired in 2024 as co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach. Scheduled to make $925,000 in 2025, Nansen will now earn $1.1 million and is now on the hook to make $1.2 million in 2026.

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian and the university have agreed to terms on a contract extension, a source confirmed Saturday to the American-Statesman. The news was first reported by the Action Network.

With teams having a chance to play as many as 17 games or 18 if they travel to Hawaii, coaches around the country are now attempting to figure out how to lessen the load on players. Something Steve Sarkisian is in the process of doing according to 247Sports' Chip Brown, who revealed the head coach is considering making spring ball changes.

Under a contract extension that he agreed to last month, Texas' Steve Sarkisian will remain one of the highest-paid coaches in college football.