Texas Longhorns Football Assistant Coaches 2023

Texas Longhorns football head coach is Steve Sarkisian. The Longhorns fired Tom Herman on January 2, 2021, and hired Steve on the same day.

Sarkisian is a Californian who played college football as a Quarterback for El Camino College and BYU Cougars. He enjoyed a three-year run with the Canadian Football League team Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1997 to 1999.

He started his coaching career at El Camino as QB coach and moved to USC Trojans in 2001 for the same role.

His only NFL experience was the 2004 season with the Oakland Raiders.

After that, he returned to the Trojans from 2005 to 2008.

The Washington Huskies trusted the 49-year-old to be their HC. He managed the team from 2009 to 2013 with a 34-29 record.

Another great opportunity came in 2014 when the Trojans offered the same job. He handled the team for two seasons, winning a dozen while losing six.

The Alabama Crimson Tide appointed him as an analyst and interim Offensive Coordinator in 2016. Similarly, the Atlanta Falcons came around in 2017 and recruited him as their OC.

He was with the Crimson Tide from 2019 to 2020 before he said yes to the Texas job.

His overall head coaching record is 64-48 with a 2-3 Bowl stats.

Texas Football Head Coach Salary

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian’s salary is $5.6 million. His 2021 starting salary of $5.2 million sees an annual rise of $200K.

After the firing of Herman, Sarkisian inked a six-year $34.2 million contract.

Texas Football head coach salary in 2024 will be $5.8 million plus $1.2 million, totaling $7 million. The one-time payment clause of $1.2 million can be exercised only if he sticks with the team till December 31, 2024.

Similarly, the contract guarantees him an annual earning of $6.2 million in 2026, the final year of the deal.

Moreover, his compact allows him to use a private plane for 20 hours a year and a $250K allowance for relocation expenses.

Texas Football head coach history starts with R. D. Wentworth in 1894. He was the first head coach of the Longhorns football team.

The college football journey of the institute began a year earlier, in 1893, when they played without an HC. Nonetheless, they were 4-0 that year.

Wentworth coached the team for a year in seven fixtures, winning six and losing one.

After Wentworth, thirty more people have been hired as the HC in 128 years.

Frank Crawford was the second HC of the team. He managed them in the 1895 season in five matches and won all.

Crawford is the only Longhorns HC with an undefeated record.

Likewise, only four people were able to manage the team for ten years or more.

Dana X. Bible was the 21st HC of the team and handled the team from 1937 to 1946. His record stands at 63-31-3.

Likewise, Darrell Royal was the 24th HC who stayed with the team for two decades, from 1957 to 1976. He is the longest-serving coach for the school.

He coached the team in 219 games, where he won 167, lost 47, and tied 5.

Fred Akers (1977-86) and Mack Brown (1998-2013) are the other two.

Only three Longhorns head coaches have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. They are Bible, Royal, and Brown.

Texas Longhorns football coaching staff includes first-year coach Chris Jackson and second-year coach Tashard Choice. All other members were hired in 2021.

Jackson is the passing game coordinator and Wide Receivers coach for the Longhorns.

The former NFL wide receiver played for the Tennessee Titans (1999-2000) and Green Bay Packers (2002-03). He was part of the practice squad/offseason roster at the Buccaneers, Seahawks, and Dolphins.

His coaching career began as a Defensive Assistant for the Chicago Bears in 2019. He was made the Assistant WR coach in 2020.

Jacksonville Jaguars hired him as their WR coach in 2022.

Likewise, Choice arrived at the football program as the RB coach in 2022. Before that, he was affiliated with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets from 2019 to 2021.

As a matter of fact, he enjoyed his collegiate career at the Yellow Jackets.

The former Running Back was with the Cowboys, Redskins, Bills, and Colts during his NFL career from 2008 to 2013.

The ex-plyer turned coach’s first job was that of a coaching intern at the Cowboys in 2016. After a year, he moved to the North Texas Mean Green as a graduate assistant.

In 2018, he was given the RB coaching role.

Texas Longhorns football Offensive Coordinator is Kyle Flood, who has been involved in coaching since 1993. He was hired by Texas in 2021.

The 52-year-old is from Queens, New York, and studied at the St. Francis Preparatory School. He enrolled in the Iona College in 10989 and played as the Offensive Line for the Gaels.

He joined his alma mater as their Offensive Line and Defensive Line coach in 1993. After a couple of seasons, he handled the OL coach role at the C.W. Post Campus.

The New Yorker was with the Hosfra Pride from 1997 to 2001 and the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens from 2002 to 2004.

Similalrly, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights hired him in 2005 and made him the Running Game coach in 2007. He was promoted to the Assistant HC role in the subsequent year.

From 2012 to 2015, he handed the Rutgers team as their HC. It was his first and only tenure as an HC.

His first NFL experience came in 2017 when the Atlanta Falcons offered him Assistant OL duty.

After two seasons with the Falcons, he joined the Alabama Crimson Tide as their OL coach and stayed there till 2020.

Texas Longhorns football Defensive Coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski joined the group in January 2021. Pete succeeded Chris Ash at his job.

The native Texan got his first chance to work in his home state and did not shy away. He also credits the 1978 Cotton Bowl Classic as a cause for him to join the Longhorns.

A former defensive lineman for the Boise State Broncos played college football from 1984 to 1987. His contribution to the football team earned him a place in the Boise State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996.

Talking about his coaching career, he started as a Defensive Backs, Outside Linebackers, and Defensive Linemen coach in 1988 at his alma mater. He stayed there till 1996.

He was recruited by Snow College in 1997 as their co-defensive Coordinator and Defensive Lineman coach.

Likewise, the 57-year-old was the DL coach at the Eastern Washington Eagles from 1998 to 1999 and DC at Montana State Bobcats from 2000 to 2005.

A U-turn to the Broncos occurred in 2006. He became their DL coach till 2009 and handled the DC duty from 2010 to 2013.

Another change of team occurred in 2014 when he signed with the Washington Huskies as the DC. He was made co-DC and OLB in 2018 and was given the DC and OLB role in 2020.