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

Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian will be awarded a $400,000 raise that will bump his guaranteed compensation per year to $10.8 million when the school’s Board of Regents is expected to rubber-stamp his new contact next week.

Steve Sarkisian agreed to an extension to remain at Texas amid interest from two NFL franchises last month, and on Saturday we got details of that extension. Sarkisian received a modest raise while having a year tacked on to the end of his deal,

Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns had a great debut campaign in the SEC during the 2024 season. They made it to the conference championship where they unfortunately lost to the Georgia Bulldogs.