Texas-bound. The Longhorns fired Tom Herman and hired Sarkisian eight days before the national championship game Monday night against No.
3 Ohio State in suburban Miami and following a semifinal win over Notre Dame. Sarkisian said in his “spare time,” he focuses on Texas, working on assembling a new staff and recruiting.This is a familiar scenario for Alabama coach Nick Saban, a six-time national champion coach whose staff has been a prolific head coaching launching (or re-launching) pad for the likes of Kirby Smart, Lane Kiffin and Sarkisian.The difference this time is the accelerated time frame from Sarkisian’s hiring to the title game.Others pulling that double duty have taken their new jobs in early to mid December, giving them a head.