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Scotty Walden: “I’m trying to constantly make sure with GM that we don’t go over the $20 million cap.” Room breaks out in laughter. ”I did that for the people in the back to wake them up,” he said. “We’ll never touch the $20 million cap at the University of Texas-El Paso.”

Phil Longo’s first season at Sam Houston will be one without home games. They’ll play their five home games at NRG Stadium.

Ben Ben was from Austin High and Tom was from McCallum. Both coached by Harvey Penick.

Ben was Austin High and Tom was McCallum. Both coached by Harvey Penick.

Ben was Austin High and Tom was McCallum. Both coached by Harvey Penick.

Not sure what Sark and Traylor are discussing, but they’ve had a dialogue with each other throughout this whole deal.

Ben was Austin High and Tom was McCallum. Both coached by Harvey Penick.

Ben was Austin High and Tom was McCallum. Both coached by Harvey Penick.

Ben was Austin High and Tom was McCallum. Both coached by Harvey Penick.

Ben was Austin High and Tom was McCallum. Both coached by Harvey Penick.

Ben was Austin High and Tom McCallum. Both coached by Harvey Penick.

As Sark said earlier today, UTEP’s Scotty Walden said it’s never been more important for high school football coaches to have the best interest of football prospects in mind and to make sure they’ve got a voice.

Sark during the Q&A

Jeff Traylor: “We can’t let this turn into AAU basketball.”

I agree!

Sark said at some point there will be a program that goes over the cap, and he doesn’t want it to be Texas. That’s why Brandon Harris is so important to how the Texas program operates.

Sark’s question is about the function of the general manager in college football. Operating within and managing the cap is the biggest role of the GM, Sark said. You’ve got to divide the cap between recruiting, taking care of the current roster and player retention. Sark said it’s a “thankless job,” but he and Brandon Harris are on the same page and he likes that he’s got someone he trusts in that role so that he can focus on coaching.

Best way to do it is require players to be represented by a qualified agent and then punish the agents who should be fiduciaries.

Before answering his question on relationships with the high school coaches in Texas, North Texas’ Eric Morris thanks Craig Bohl and the AFCA, on behalf of “all the Mike Leach guys” on lowering the winning percentage requirement for coaches to be consider for the College Football Hall of Fame.

Former Texas quarterback GJ Kinne opens his portion of the Q&A by congratulating his coach at Gilmer, Jeff Traylor, on going into the THSCA Hall of Honor last night.

Dave Aranda said the coaches are trying to catch up to using in-game technology.

Mike Elko gets a question about on-field communication devices. He said the current model is fine with one player on offense and defense having communication device. He said it mirrors the NFL model, which is fine.

On the transfer portal, Rhett Lashlee said, point blank, “one window would be great.”