The Texas coach's new deal doesn't lift him above what Swinney or Smart earned in 2024. And Ohio State coach Ryan Day signed a new deal after the Buckeyes won the national championship last season that is set to pay him $12.5 million in 2025, which puts his deal above Sarkisian's on the list of the sport's most lucrative.

The University of Texas System Board of Regents approved a raise and contract extension for football coach Steve Sarkisian on Thursday after the Longhorns advanced to the College Football Playoff semifinals for the second consecutive season.

Next season, Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns will have a new starting quarterback, Arch Manning. Manning joined the Longhorns two years ago but mostly sat behind Quinn Ewers. Texas’ Steve Sarkisian Outlines Why Courting Arch Manning Was Unlike Any Other QB Longhorns head coach Sarkisian has shared details concerning quarterback Manning’s recruitment,

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian was among the many shocked when Bill Belichick was hired as the coach of UNC's football team. Sarkisian initially thought the "rumblings" of Belichick going to UNC were him trying to leverage a job in the NFL,

The UT System Board of Regents voted to update the terms of Steve Sarkisian’s contract with a nearly 4% raise. Women’s Basketball Coach Vic Schaefer is also getting a pay bump.

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