Much to the chagrin of some Longhorns fans, Steve Sarkisian recently confirmed in today's media presser that he's going to continue calling plays going forward.
When asked if he'd ever thought about giving up playcalling duties, he responded with:
"That's why I got hired. I was a really good offensive coordinator. I believe in what we're able to do. Every year, we have to continually evolve. There's years where we're going to be better on offense than we are on defense. There's going to be years we're better on defense than we are on offense. It's like, if I was the best outside sales guy and I had a startup company, surely I'm going to go to the sales meetings if I'm trying to sell something. If that's one of your strengths, I'm always going to tap into the strengths that I have and I think being a play-caller on offense is one of my strengths. Some may disagree. That's okay."
Steve Sarkisian has always been known as a great play caller, but he's also been known for making some blunders in high-pressure situations.
A perfect example of this is when he decided to call a long-developing trick play on 3rd & 3 against Kentucky on Saturday. I'm pretty sure you could hear Longhorn nation screaming at their TVs from 10 miles away. Why on earth would you call that type of play in that situation?
Plays like that are what makes Texas fans question Sarkisian's thought process and decision-making skills. Sarkisian absolutely cannot keep doing things like that against SEC teams going forward in 2025.
Yes, the offensive line has been horrible, and Arch Manning has been underwhelming at best, but Sarkisian's play calling isn't helping the situation. He can't get "cute" and try to out-smart the defense when the game is on the line and there's an obvious decision to be made.