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Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Texas alum Ta’Quon Graham says players were caught off guard by Tom Herman’s firing
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In an interview with The Spun, former Texas Longhorns defensive tackle Ta’Quon Graham said he and teammates were caught off guard by the firing of former head coach Tom Herman, who was replaced by Alabama Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian.
“I guess it kinda capped off everything from this season,” Graham said of Herman’s unanticipated firing late last year, per The Spun. “First off all, we were disappointed we didn’t get to win the Big 12 Championship. It hurt when I saw it on the news because that’s not something we expected to happen. There were talks about it, but we didn’t think they would do that this year, especially due to COVID-19 and how tough this year was. It was just a hard situation for us players, and it was something we were disappointed by.”
2022 QB Texas Commit to Play in Polynesian All-Star Bowl
The Texas Longhorns new major 2022 commit Maalik Murphy has been selected as one of the 2022 Polynesian Bowl All-Stars.
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Feb 23, 2021
One of Sarkisian s biggest 2022 commitments has been selected to play in the 2022 Polynesian Bowl. The Bowl now gains one of the top signal-callers, along with his elite arm talent and accuracy.
The five-star quarterback s commitment to the Bowl was announced on the Polynesian Bowls official Twitter page on Tuesday morning.
The majority of players chosen are of Polynesian descent including Niuafe Tuihalamaka, Tetairoa McMillan, and George Maile. Other All-Stars include USC commit Domani Jackson, Ohio State commit Jaheim Singletary, Kamari Ramsey, and Texas targets Zion Branch of Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas and Zach Rice of Liberty in Virginia.
Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Report: Texas HC Steve Sarkisian to receive six-year, $34.2 million contract
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Austin American-Statesman reports that Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian, a former offensive coordinator for the Alabama Crimson Tide who was hired to replace Tom Herman, will likely soon sign a six-year, $34.2 million deal if approved by the UT System Board of Regents. And per the Statesman’s report, it almost undoubtedly will.
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Statesman: “Sarkisian’s annual salary starts at $5.2 million for the 2021 season and escalates by $200,000 each year until it tops out at $6.2 million in 2026, according to the information posted late Friday in the UT regents’ agenda. All multiyear contracts or contracts that exceed $1 million in value need approval from the regents. They are scheduled to meet Wednesday and Thursday.”
Texas QB commit Maalik Murphy teases another upcoming commitment
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The Steve Sarkisian era is hitting the gas and doesn’t show any signs of braking in the near future as Texas Longhorns quarterback commit Maalik Murphy teased another upcoming commitment following the pledge of Frisco Liberty wide receiver Evan Stewart late Thursday evening.
We got another coming soon Maalik Murphy (@SmvOperator) February 19, 2021
Murphy has connections to wide receivers like Santa Ana (Calif.) Mater Dei’s CJ Williams, who plays with Sarkisian’s son at the Los Angeles-area powerhouse and USC pipeline, and St. Louis (Mo.) St. Mary’s Kevin Coleman. Williams, like Stewart, is a top-40 prospect nationally, while Coleman is even more highly considered, ranking No. 18 as a consensus five-star prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings.