As the Steve Sarkisian era begins in Austin, the new Texas Longhorns head coach has two main priorities — finish assembling his coaching staff and finalizing a 2021 recruiting class that ranks currently ranks No. 17 nationally and No. 2 in the Big 12, according to the 247Sports Composite team rankings.
But during Tuesday’s introductory press conference as Sarkisian arrived on the Forty Acres, Sarkisian also had another priority, one in alignment with previous coaches — lay out his vision for how he’s going to build relationships with Texas high school football coaches and to keep the best in-state talent from landing at other programs, especially those outside of the state.