HOUSTON — Ahead of last Friday’s Texas-Texas A&M baseball game, Longhorns football coach Steve Sarkisian was tasked with throwing the ceremonial first pitch at UFCU Disch-Falk Field.
Throwing to freshman outfielder Jonah Williams — who’s also one of Sarkisian’s five-star football recruits — Sarkisian zipped a pitch that was clocked at 58 mph. For a 51-year-old, that’s not bad. But for someone who once played college baseball at USC and El Camino College before he became a star quarterback for BYU, Sarkisian wasn’t that impressed.
“I was a little disappointed,” Sarkisian assessed on Monday at the Bayou City Event Center. “It was more of a two-strike pitch. I had to kind of paint the black a little bit, had a little movement on it. I was throwing a little harder in warmups.”
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Sarkisian speaks at Houston Touchdown Club
On Monday, Sarkisian was making a different kind of pitch. Speaking at an annual luncheon hosted by the Touchdown Club of Houston, the Texas coach pitched fans on the Longhorns and their upcoming season.
Speaking in a crowded room, he reflected on the 2024 season and previewed the season ahead. He said the Longhorns’ time is coming. He even shared that he and quarterback Arch Manning had turned down a chance to appear on the cover of EA Sports’ popular College Football 26 video game.
Sarkisian also answered questions from the audience.
Will Arch Manning declare for the NFL draft after this season?
“I hope he’s got a really hard decision to make on about Jan. 21,” Sarkisian said. “That means we played for a long time; that means he probably had a really good season.”
What about that young offensive line?
“I would say maybe we’re inexperienced,” Sarkisian answered.
And that failed second-and-goal call against Ohio State in the…
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