AP Top 25 Podcast: Sarkisian's road from rehab to Texas

Then-Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian is shown before an NCAA college football game against Mississippi, , in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in this Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019, file photo. Sarkisian is the new head football coach at the University of Texas. The National signing day period begins Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021.

February 17, 2021

On the latest AP Top 25 College Football Podcast, Coach Sark joins the AP’s Ralph Russo to talk about his road back from being fired by Southern California to a stint in the NFL to becoming the latest coach tasked with getting the Longhorns back to being among college football’s elite.

College football writer Richard Johnson of the Split Zone Duo podcast also joins the show to break down what makes Sarkisian's offense so effective and to talk about how the best college teams are trying to emulate NFL teams in how they game plan.

Plus, Urban Meyer's first misstep as an NFL coach and Gus Malzahn lands at UCF.

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