Six practices into training camp, 25 days before Texas and Ohio State square off in the first-ever matchup between the top two teams in a preseason poll to start the season, Sarkisian said his defense has the upper hand on the offense.

Where does Texas' Steve Sarkisian rank among the SEC's best football coaches? We close our annual position rankings series by examining the league's coaches and intangibles.

Eleven months after his firing at USC, Alabama head coach Nick Saban brought on Sarkisian as an offensive analyst for the Crimson Tide. It was only a few months before he was back coaching, though. He took over as offensive coordinator on an interim basis after Lane Kiffin left for a job at Florida Atlantic.