Narratives surrounding both the Texas Longhorns football program and head coach Steve Sarkisian himself took on a redemptive tone during the 2023 season. For Texas, taking home the Big 12 Championship and nearly reaching the mountaintop on the back of elite recruiting, consistent program development, and transcendent NFL talent ended a 14-year rut that often saw the Longhorns serve as burnt orange punching bag. For Sarkisian, his journey from failed and fired head coach to the brink of death as Alabama’s offensive coordinator to Power Five conference champion did plenty to provide the college …