Texas has reached consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals and posted 25 wins over two years. You have to go all the way back to when Colt McCoy was playing quarterback during coach Mack Brown's heyday more than 15 years ago to find a better stretch.

Texas football's Steve Sarkisian has never led a team into the Cotton Bowl as a coach, but he has played in the game. He'll be the first to do both.

Steve Sarkisian and his wife, Loreal Sarkisian, have both found successful careers in football. While the University of Texas at Austin head coach has led his team to the semifina