Eleven months after his firing at USC, Alabama head coach Nick Saban brought on Sarkisian as an offensive analyst for the Crimson Tide. It was only a few months before he was back coaching, though. He took over as offensive coordinator on an interim basis after Lane Kiffin left for a job at Florida Atlantic.

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian offered an update on Ryan Wingo's expected return to practice after he was absent from an open session last week.

In four years, Steve Sarkisian has turned Texas around, and now the Longhorns are No. 1 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll. How did they get here?