Steve Sarkisian Reacts to Texas Longhorns Schedule News

Sarkisian reacted to the news on social media, writing on X "Love this!" shortly after the announcement was made.

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Sarkisian led Texas to a 17-7 win over Texas A&M in College Station this past November in the first meeting between the two rivals since 2011.

The Longhorns got an early rushing touchdown from Arch Manning and a Houdini-like scoring grab from running back Jaydon Blue before adding a field goal to take a 17-0 lead at halftime. Texas A&M responded with a 93-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter to make things interesting but Texas' defense shut down Texas A&M's offense in the closing stages.

Leading up to that game, Sarkisian acknowledged the importance of the rivalry but added that it's important to not make any game bigger than it is.

"I definitely acknowledge it, and rivalries are great because of the build-up, right, and because of the excitement and all that,'" Sarkisian said last season. "But at the end of the day, winning football games comes down to execution, comes down to playing with the right physicality, comes down to how you play in the critical moments, the special situations, as they present themselves, and I think you perform well in those situations through really good preparation. So as much as we'll acknowledge the rivalry ... we're going to come right back to today and do we need to do today to put forth a positive performance, and that's not new for us."

Texas will open up the 2025 regular season in Columbus against Ohio State on Aug. 30.