In somewhat refreshing fashion, the Texas Longhorns and Texas Tech Red Raiders have rekindled their rivalry away the from the field this offseason. And Steve Sarkisian is to thank.
The back-and-forth trash talk between fans on social media has also included some of the top voices in the Texas Tech football program. The Red Raiders have even gone as far to say that they want to alter the schedule and play Texas the first game of the season, and it all stems from Sarkisian’s comments that took a shot at Texas Tech’s non-conference slate for 2026.
While it still appears very unlikely that Texas would be willing to add Texas Tech to their non-conference schedule at this point in the summer, Sarkisian isn’t stopping the conversation about why he mentioned the Red Raiders poor strength of schedule in the first place.
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During a recent appearance on Always College Football with Greg McElroy, Sarkisian spoke at length about the point he was trying to make when he took a subtle jab at Texas Tech’s schedule strength…