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Tom Herman started the 2021 Texas recruiting class. Steve Sarkisian is finishing it up, and the new Longhorns coach can still sign a few more players.

Published on February 3, 2021 at 9:29 pm Steve Sarkisian inherited 19 signees in the class of 2021 when he took over as head coach Jan. 2, but he and his newly assembled staff inked four new signatures by the end of national signing day.  Texas added four-star cornerback Ishmael Ibraheem and a pair of three-stars, wide receiver Keithron Lee and defensive end David Abiara, on Wednesday afternoon. The Longhorns finished the 2021 recruiting cycle with the No. 17-ranked class in the nation according to 247Sports, their worst ranking since 2017 in former head coach Tom Herman’s transition class...

Steve Sarkisian plans to use No. 1 ATH Ja’Tavion Sanders on both sides of the ball Share this story Justin Wells - Inside Texas Other than two assistant coaches, there’s another key similarity between Tom Herman and new Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian — the desire to use No. 1 athlete Ja’Tavion Sanders, the top-ranked player in the 2021 Texas recruiting class and the No. 12 player nationally, as a two-way player when he arrives in Austin this summer. “We’re going to look at him at both, quite frankly,” Sarkisian said during his National Signing Day Zoom call with repo...

3-star DE Garfield Lawrence picks Houston over Texas Share this story Mike Roach — 247Sports As the 2021 cycle comes to a close, the Texas Longhorns missed on a talent in the trenches as Tyler Legacy strong-side defensive end Garfield Lawrence committed to the Houston Cougars on Thursday. After much thought and prayer I’m excited to announce that I will be spending the next 4 years and continuing my academic and football career at the University of Houston ⚪️!! I want to thank coach early and coach Valai and coach Belk and @UHCougarFB staff pic.twitter.com/vUlNQ3JkB9— Garfield ...

today! With the hire of Montana State head coach Jeff Choate as inside linebackers coach and co-defensive coordinator, Steve Sarkisian’s staff is now complete. There are some helpful breadcrumbs in some of the title designations and known pay scales to deduce how this staff is going to work together and what the philosophy and approach will be on defense. Choate has worked with Pete Kwiatkowski in the past, both at Boise State working with the linebackers and then at Washington helping with the defensive line and special teams. The timing of his hire, coming off the heels of Mike Stoops ...