This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/texas as Alabama Coach Shows Respect to Steve Sarkisian, Texas Longhorns. Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian and Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer may not have met as SEC foes yet, but make no mistake, the two are very familiar with each other.

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian discussed position changes, Arch Manning and big-picture college football topics at SEC media days on Tuesday.

The Longhorns head coach is bullish on his new starting quarterback's ability to hit the ground running in 2025