After winning the 2020 National Championship as the Alabama Crimson Tide Offensive Coordinator, Steve Sarkisian hit the ground running in Austin. He immediately won over the Burnt Orange fanbase by saying that his plan for Texas was "All gas and no brakes."
Sark's first two Texas teams produced rather timid results: 13-12. In the three seasons since they were 35-8.
In what feels almost like ancient college football history, Nick Saban stated in May 2022 that Jimbo Fisher had "bought every player on the (Aggies) team." The NIL explosion was only building in 2022.