NFL for Sark? He's already coaching professionally in Austin

DALLAS – Steve Sarkisian doesn’t need a return to the NFL to coach a professional football team because that world continues to bleed into the college ranks, from the transfer portal (free agency) to NIL and revenue sharing (salary cap) and the expanded 12-team playoff that he referred to as an NFL model during the head coach’s press conferences ahead of the Cotton Bowl. 

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported last week that NFL teams are interested in interviewing Sarkisian, who spent three years as an NFL assistant, including the 2017 and 2018 seasons as the offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Falcons. Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte called the reports “stupid” ahead of the College Football Playoff semifinal game against Ohio State.