Steve Sarkisian Reportedly Making Another Big Hire At Texas Tzvi Machlin Steve Sarkisian as an Alabama assistant. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is working quickly to build his coaching staff and start his tenure on the right foot. To that end, he’s bringing in a highly respected recruiter from the SEC. According to FootballScoop, Texas is hiring South Carolina Director of Player Personnel Drew Hughes. Per the report, he will be taking on a personnel role with the Longhorns. Hughes has a reputation in the SEC as an elite recruiter, having worked at Florida, Tennessee, NC State, UCF and his alma mater Alabama. The Gamecocks credit him with bringing 30 NFL players to his teams and three top-12 recruiting classes.