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Sarkisian says he prioritizes talking with high school head coaches in the world of agents in high school recruiting. Urges HS coaches to remain impactful in the lives of high school recruits and take control of these conversations.

Sark said high school coaches can't throw their hands in the air and accept that agents are involved.

Sark would like to deal with high school coaches more in recruiting. "I think they need to be bullish to not let their role be diminished," he said.

Seems like we got a good one. Enjoyed some of his quotes.

Sark doesn't think the recruiting dynamics going head to head against Texas A&M have changed much since Texas joined the SEC. "We won a couple of critical battles that helped us along the way," he said.

Sarkisian: "We don't chase stars." Added the staff trusts their evaluations and prioritizes fits in the program/culture over anything else.

Sark on the staff's recruiting process: "We don't chase stars."

The last few seasons, Sark said they'd use the third week of camp as a primer for the big non-conference game. This year, they'll start preparing for Ohio State during the third week of camp and stay after it until the game.

Sark said he'll use two full weeks of camp to get ready for Ohio State. It'll be a lot like a bowl game, he said.

TWO seasons in a row of semi finals loses in the red zone. I would hope they are chomping at the bit to get ahold of ohio state.

"I like the hunger of this team."

Sark says there was one player left on the roster who went 5–7 in 2021. And that was Michael Taaffe.

Sark is excited about the season because Michael Taaffe is the only player left on the roster who was on the 5-7 team.

Sark: "I don't really care about the rankings."

This was as lengthy an answer I have ever seen from Steve Sarkisian – talking about in-state recruiting.

Sark said one of his goals in the next 12-24 months is to "corral the state of Texas" and figure out how the Longhorns can do a better job of recruiting the state of Texas.

Sark's first question is about balancing TXHS recruiting vs. national balance. Points out 19 of the 23 draft picks in the last two years have come from within the state of Texas.

Sarkisian says this week at THSCA is always like the kickoff of the football season.

"This is the kickoff to the season for us," Sark said of being at the THSCA convention on the heels of SEC Media Days.

Sark is at the podium for his press conference.

On Chad Scott, he's one of the few running backs coaches I've heard in a clinic setting get into the nuances of pass protection. Again, there were some good Tre Wisner clips of what he did during spring practice while protecting the quarterback.

It's arguably the biggest battleground city for recruiting in the SEC footprint.

Fritz calls Houston the "epicenter" of high school football.

His press conference isn't until tomorrow, and I won't be here for it. Not sure who will be here to hear him say whatever he has to say.