Steve Sarkisian has received a stamp of approval from the Board of Regents.
As expected, the UT System's board approved Sarkisian's contract extension Thursday. Sarkisian and Texas agreed to an extension last month, and the contract details were revealed over the weekend.
Sarkisian's reworked contract will keep him at Texas through the 2030 season. Sarkisian, 49, is now among the highest-paid coaches in college football.
Sarkisian was originally set to make $5.8 million during the fourth year of a six-year deal that he signed when he was hired in 2021. He now will make $10.3 million during the 2024 season. According to the USA Today database for coaching salaries, only the recently retired Nick Saban ($11,407,000), Clemson's Dabo Swinney ($10,884,775) and Georgia's Kirby Smart ($10,705,600) made more than $10.3 million in 2023.
Sarkisian's salary will increase by $100,000 each year through the end of this deal.
The regents also approved contract extensions for UT coordinators Kyle Flood, Pete Kwiatkowski and Jeff Banks on Thursday. Those deals run through the 2026 season.
