Always College Football: The REAL challenge facing Steve Sarkisian & Texas
From ESPN College Football by ESPN
June 3, 2026 · 3 min
About this episode
Steve Sarkisian discusses the challenges and expectations facing Texas football this season.
Expectations will always be high at Texas and this year is no exception. Head Coach Steve Sarkisian joins Greg McElroy to discuss the pressure on Arch Manning, what he loves about his roster, what Will Muschamp will bring to the defense and why he feels coaches should have a bigger voice in college football. Plus, Coach Sark talks about strength of schedule and why it might expose a huge CFP flaw and how Curt Cignetti and the “Indiana Way” has changed nonconference scheduling until proven otherwise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Greg McElroy
Guest: Steve Sarkisian
Topics covered
- Texas football
- Steve Sarkisian
- Arch Manning
- college football coaching
- strength of schedule
- CFP flaws
- nonconference scheduling
Keywords
- Texas
- Steve Sarkisian
- Arch Manning
- Will Muschamp
- CFP
- scheduling
- college football
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Texas, CFP, Indiana Way
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