Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian has recently brought the program to new heights, solidifying himself as a pillar in Austin, TX. He was recently rewarded with a new multi-year contract extension with an eye-popping amount of guaranteed money.
UT Board of Regents Set To Ratify Steve Sarkisian’s Extension of $81 Million Guaranteed
In mid-January of this year, Steve Sarkisian agreed to an extension with the Texas Longhorns that puts him under contract through 2031. The extension guarantees him a total compensation of $81 million over that time.
The extension added an additional year to his contract and a 3.85% uptick in compensation across the seven years. When the UT Board of Regents meets in February, they will officially ratify Sarkisian’s contract, securing their head coach for the present and near future.
If approved by the regents, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian will receive a pay increase with his new contract. Pay gets bumped up $400K this year to $10.8 million. He’ll make $12.3m in 2031, which was the year added to this deal.
Only Kirby Smart made more than $12 million in 2024. pic.twitter.com/FsfhMxuDA7
— Danny Davis (@_dannydavis) February 15, 2025
Sarkisian will earn $10.8 million in 2025, up from the $10.4 million he was set to earn before the agreement. That new number places the Longhorns’ head coach as the second-highest-paid coach in the SEC, with the Georgia Bulldogs’ Kirby Smart earning nearly $13.3 million in 2024.
Sarkisian’s time with the Longhorns began with a disappointing 5-7 season. From there, they improved to 8-5 in 2022 before bursting onto the national scene with an 11-1 regular-season record, culminating with a victory in the Big 12 title game.
That earned them a spot in the coveted four-team College Football Playoff, where they were defeated in the semifinals by the Washington Huskies. 2024 was set to bring different challenges as Texas switched to the much tougher SEC.
Sarkisian’s Longhorns once again finished the regular season 11-1 and reached the conference title game, this time falling to the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime.
Despite that loss, Texas was awarded the No. 5 seed in the new 12-team CFP. They handled the Clemson Tigers in the first round before escaping with a victory against the Arizona State Sun Devils in double overtime in the quarterfinals.
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The Longhorns lost in the semifinals to the eventual national champion Ohio State Buckeyes, 28-14.
A 25-5 record over the last two seasons, which includes two berths in the CFP, has the University of Texas decision-makers eager to continue their run with Sarkisian as the leader of their football program.
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