AUSTIN — Texas announced Thursday that it will not hold a spring football game for the first time in head coach Steve Sarkisian’s four-year Longhorn tenure. Sarkisian made the announcement on a football podcast and cited the wear and tear of two consecutive long seasons as the reason for the cancellation.

One of the traditions that may start to fall by the wayside is the annual spring game. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has announced that the Longhorns won't be playing a spring game this year. Sarkisian broke the news on Up & Adams after host Kay Adams asked if she should make plans to come back for the game in April.

The Texas coach's new deal doesn't lift him above what Swinney or Smart earned in 2024. And Ohio State coach Ryan Day signed a new deal after the Buckeyes won the national championship last season that is set to pay him $12.5 million in 2025, which puts his deal above Sarkisian's on the list of the sport's most lucrative.