Texas soccer coach Steve Sarkisian denies $40 million rumor

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The College of Texas at Austin's athletic division has lengthy been heralded for its entry to seemingly unmatched monetary sources.

The Texas Longhorns football program maintains arguably a few of the finest — if not the highest — facilities within the nation.

For the reason that introduction of identify, picture and likeness (NIL), there was a noticeable uptick within the quantity of economic sources applications throughout the U.S. have allotted to soccer, basketball and different sports activities.

Ohio State reportedly constructed one of many nation's most costly rosters en path to January's nationwide championship.

Some have asserted Texas' spending heading into the 2025 marketing campaign was on par with and even surpassed the $20 million the Buckeyes spent.

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Head coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns sings "The Eyes of Texas" after the Valero Alamo Bowl recreation towards the Washington Huskies on the Alamodome Dec. 29, 2022, in San Antonio. (Tim Warner/Getty Photographs)

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian denied the $40 million price ticket linked to the Longhorns.

Sarkisian referenced a latest Houston Chronicle column that highlighted Texas' roster payroll. The column accounted for income sharing and Texas NIL collective payouts. In accordance with the outlet, revenue-sharing funds totaled $20.5 million. The entire spent on the soccer staff was reported to be between $35-$40 million.

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Sarkisian recommended $25 million was a extra correct determine for Texas' funding. He additionally hinted the $40 million determine was a results of "irresponsible reporting."

"There was one nameless supply that mentioned that is what our roster was. I want I had $40 million on our roster. We might most likely be a bit of bit higher staff than we're," the coach mentioned throughout a latest look on SiriusXM's College Sports Radio.

Sarkisian then addressed the present panorama of school soccer.

"The thought to suppose that a number of different faculties aren’t spending cash to get gamers? It’s the state of school soccer proper now. It's what it's," he mentioned.

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian heads towards the locker room. (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)

Texas has superior to the College Football Playoff the previous two seasons. The Longhorns misplaced 37-31 to Washington within the 2023–24 playoff semifinal.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian watches a play in the course of the Allstate Sugar Bowl playoff recreation between the Texas Longhorns and the Washington Huskies Jan. 1, 2024, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. (Nick Tre. Smith/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)

After defeating Clemson within the first spherical final season, Texas survived a double-overtime thriller towards Arizona State within the quarterfinals. However the Longhorns couldn't get previous Ohio State within the semifinals.