Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian knows that there is still work to be done on offense headed into the season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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.

Texas built its return to national prominence with its defense so Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian is just fine if that unit is ahead of the offense.

On Tuesday, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed offensive lineman Andre Cojoe had been lost for the Longhorns' 2025 campaign. On Texas Football was the first to report on Monday that Cojoe had suffered a knee injury. Cojoe was preparing for his third season at Texas.

Sarkisian has shown an ability to get the most out of first-year starting quarterbacks as evidenced by his work with Mac Jones at Alabama and Ewers, who went from an up-and-down redshirt freshman to a seasoned signal-caller who led the program to back-to-back CFP appearances before he left for the pros.

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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.