In January 2021, Texas announced Steve Sarkisian as its next head coach after serving as Nick Saban’s offensive coordinator. Six months later at SEC Media Days, news broke of the Longhorns’ plans to leave the Big 12 for the SEC in 2025, along with Oklahoma – a move that will end up happening in July 2024. It seems like a big shift, especially for someone taking over a program that ended up going 5-7 in his first season. But when Sarkisian heard of Texas’ plans to take the leap, he knew he’d have the program ready. After all, his plan was to build a program that could contend on the national st…