Texas fired Coach Tom Herman and has hired Alabama offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian.

Herman was 32-18 at Texas and 1-4 against Oklahoma. Sarkisian, who won the Broyles Award for the best assistant coach in the nation, will stay with No. 1 Alabama through the national championship game.

As a head coach at USC and Washington, Sarkisian went 46-35. Sarkisian was fired at USC reportedly became of alcohol problems after former USC Athletic Director Pat Haden put him on a zero-tolerance policy concerning alcohol.

Sarkisian was offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons for two seasons before returning to Alabama in 2019.