Texas coach Steve Sarkisian should have been somewhat happy on Saturday, after his team beat Mississippi State in overtime, 45-38.

He was not.

Sure, his team is 6-2 and currently ranked No. 22 in the nation. The season has been disappointing. His quarterback, Arch Manning, has struggled to fulfill the massive hype that accompanied his ascension to the starter role. And the Longhorns arguably should have won more easily against and unranked team that had been 0-3 in the conference. (Then again, Texas was favored by seven — and as often is the case the sportsbooks nailed the spread.)

Sarkisian’s saltiness after the game, however, came from something that happened before it. On Saturday morning, Dianna Russini of TheAthletic.com reported that “representatives for Texas coach Steve Sarkisia

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