Jeff Choate’s remarks ahead of Nevada’s matchup with Sacramento State were more revealing than the usual coachspeak, especially when asked about facing former Texas colleague Brennan Marion . Choate, who spent three seasons under Steve Sarkisian at Texas, pointed to his experience in Austin to highlight the realities of coaching autonomy and hierarchy for assistants. Multiple public interviews and coaching profiles confirm his long tenure under Sarkisian and the impact it had on his own management philosophy.

On this week’s opponent, Choate was direct: “We prepared for him a year ago when he was at UNLV, obviously a different cast of characters around him, but you know the scheme’s not going to change a whole lot.” Marion’s Go-Go Offense led UNLV to 19-8 in two seasons, averagin

See Full Page