SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Texas coach Steve Sarkisian used his pulpit in front of thousands of Texas high school coaches to encourage them to fight off outside interests who are getting involved with their players.
Sarkisian, during a keynote address at the Texas High School Coaches Association convention, said he wanted to get on his soapbox about how many coaches -- turned off by agents or handlers -- have taken a back seat in their players' recruitments.
"The game is changing," Sarkisian said. "Not the game on the field, the game off the field, NIL, revenue sharing, publicity rights, whatever you want to call it.