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Jeffcoat was great when healthy! I was super pumped when we got him! What was the story on him never even getting a shot in the NFL? Physical never checked out?

Sark responds, “Because I wanted too.”

We’re now 44 days away from kickoff, and today’s countdown features four Longhorn defenders who made No. 44 one of the most respected jerseys on the Forty Acres. Jackson Jeffcoat | Defensive End (2010–13) Jeffcoat capped one of the best defensive careers in school history with a dominant senior season in 2013. He was a Consensus All-American, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team All-Big 12 selection and captured the Ted Hendricks Award as the nation’s top defensive end. His 27.5 career sacks and 50.5 tackles for loss remain among the best totals in Texas history, while his 13 sacks in 2013 are tied for the fourth-most in a single season by a Longhorn. Rashad Bobino | Linebacker (2005–08) Bobino was a fixture in the Texas defense, starting for four seasons and finishing with 235 career tackles. A three-time All-Big 12 selection, he was also a starting linebacker on the 2005 national championship team, helping anchor one of the greatest defenses in school history. Winfred Tubbs | Linebacker (1989–92) Tubbs developed into one of the Southwest Conference’s top linebackers during his career. He earned First-Team All-Southwest Conference honors, served as a team captain, and was named Texas’ team MVP in 1992. He finished his career with 157 tackles, a total that ranked among the program’s best at the time. Breckyn Hager | Defensive End/Linebacker (2015–18) One of the emotional leaders of the late-2010s Longhorns, Hager earned Second-Team All-Big 12 honors while totaling 136 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 12.5 sacks during his career. He was also a starter on Texas’ memorable 2018 Sugar Bowl championship team that defeated Georgia. Current No. 44s: LB Markus Boswell & K Gianni Spetic What do you think? 🤘

To Sark: What’s the one thing about this team you won’t know for sure until SEC play starts ? To ARCH: What’s the single biggest thing you’ve learned from Quinn about preparing like a starter ? To Colin: Which pass‑rush move are you most confident will translate immediately in SEC play ? To Trevor: What’s the toughest part of playing OL in the SEC that fans don’t see ? (OR) why are you so damn good ?

This! @CJ Vogel ask sark if he can call the dogs off your boy Midteer when the beat down begins in Dallas or if Boom just has to finish the job once he’s locked on?

Sark responds, “I told them if we have a game with 5 or more penalties, nobody eats till 24 hours after the game.”

For Sark: How is your health? For Colin Simmons: As a leader on this defense, what is your goal for the Texas defense to accomplish this season? For Goosby: What steps are you and the offensive line taking in order to be the unsung heroes of the 2026 Texas Offense? For Arch: How are you taking care of yourself to deal with the pressure and the scrutiny that comes with being a Manning and being the “chosen one”?

Kinda comical when Texas scored a total of zero points in the 4q. One touchdown and no one talks about the defense. Let’s hope Sark’s offense finally shows up

What if it’s 59 - 35 Texas?

@mmdaytontexas Maybe Will Muschamp begged him for the opportunity?

Ask Sark about the “penalty correction”? What has the staff done to shore up discipline during games?

Yep https://www.al.com/news/2022/02/pete-golding-university-of-alabama-defensive-coordinator-jailed-on-dui.html

#1 ranked Marcus Spears Jr. in basketball #1 ranked Audrey Derivaux in swimming Now Camille Presley in volleyball. Texas knows what they are doing with this reclass deal.

Believe so, Don’t believe in karma but stuff like that makes me a believer

That TD at half wasn’t prevent it was actually an agressive play call with Gilbeau blitzing and them able to get the screen out to the vacated space from the aggressiveness. That plus horrible angles created that score. Prevent actually SHOULD have been the call in that situation.

Didn’t Pete get arrested for a DWI?..

I bet Pete loved getting smoked by that offense every practice in Tuscaloosa too.

because PK was actually ass in really big situations. if you remember, we started playing prevent defense against Ohio State in the semifinals right before the half. let them get a convoy out in front of Treyveyon Henderson. 74 yard tuddy. was a dagger. let vandy climb back into a game when we were beating the breaks off of them. happened time and time again.

Not worried about a coach who refers to another grown man as “Daddy.” Hope we blow them out in Austin.

Ya - when people tell you who they are, listen. Golden already did that by weaponizing Sark's substance abuse history against him trying to recruit Arch, classLESS dude

TAMPA, Fla. — If book excerpts and off-the-cuff remarks have damaged the relationship between Steve Sarkisian and Ole Miss coach Pete Golding, neither coach is admitting it publicly. Golding spoke of Sarkisian only with reverence while making the rounds at SEC Media Days in Tampa on Wednesday. “I've always been a super-big fan of Steve Sarkisian. I was able to get really close to him in his time at Tuscaloosa and always had really, really admired him, even prior to that,” said Golding, who worked alongside Sarkisian on Nick Saban’s Alabama staff in 2019 and 2020. “But to see him and how he works on a daily basis and his love of the game and his rapport with his players when he was the coordinator there, the ability to bring people around him with him from a leadership standpoint. I always thought he was one of the best game-day play-callers out there, and packaging plays and seeing things and the way he window dresses things to be able to get certain guys — as they're moving — the ball, which I think is very, very unique.” Golding also made note of what Sarkisian and the Texas staff have done on the recruiting trail, quipping during his main press conference that he’s not fond of the Longhorns’ effort to recruit deep into the SEC footprint, specifically the state of Mississippi. “I tell Sark all the time, ‘Dude, you’ve got plenty of guys in Texas. Get out of our state,’” said Golding, who suffered an in-state recruiting loss to Texas when Brookhaven (Miss.) EDGE Derwin Fields committed to the Longhorns over other suitors, including Ole Miss, in April. “They’re everywhere.” All joking aside, both parties have taken their share of shots in the last year, some more hurtful than others The first indication of possible friction between Sarkisian and Golding came in August 2025, courtesy of an excerpt from Seth Wickersham’s book “American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback.” According to the excerpt, Golding reportedly tried to use Sarkisian’s battle with alcoholism to sway the hotly contested race for Arch Manning in Alabama’s favor (Manning committed to Texas on June 23, 2022). After the dust settled, Sarkisian took what could be considered a swipe at Golding’s program while voicing his issues with transfer portal recruiting in a wide-ranging interview with Matt Hayes of USA Today. “All you have to do is take basket weaving, and you can get an Ole Miss degree,” Sarkisian said. He admitted during his appearance at the Touchdown Club of Houston’s annual Texas luncheon in May that he shouldn’t have used that specific example while trying to frame big-picture issues in college football. Since then, Sarkisian has been complimentary of Golding, touting their friendship. For his part, Golding is returning the favor, praising Sarkisian and the Longhorns on Wednesday for the challenge awaiting the Rebels when they visit Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Oct. 24. “I think it's going to be a really, really tough game. They're a very talented football team,” said Golding, who will continue to call the defense for Ole Miss, making the game a true head-to-head battle with Sarkisian. “(Sarkisian has) put together a really good staff. I've worked with a lot of those guys; a lot of respect for them. Really good relationship, obviously, with Arch. Playing down there is going to be tough. “We've definitely done our homework; you have to with Sark,” he added. “You're going to get certain plays, but you've just got to contest those, man, and spot the ball and play the next one. Super excited about the opportunity.” View full news story