Steve Sarkisian buyout, contract details: How much it would cost Texas to move on amid sudden slide

A second straight loss to an unranked opponent has the temperature rising in Austin The Texas Longhorns made some unfortunate history on Saturday, becoming the first program to ever be ranked No. 1 in the AP poll and then lose back-to-back games to unranked opponents. After blowing a lead in the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma, Texas jumped out to another big first-half lead against Florida on Saturday before the Gators, led by backup quarterback Tramell Jones, mounted a comeback for a win in Austin that has the temperature rising under Steve Sarkisian. Sark was brought into Texas to do two things. The first was to raise the floor and make them a consistently good football team.

That he's accomplished, going 35-8 in his last three seasons. The second thing he was supposed to do once he raised the floor was to turn Texas into a perennial title contender. That has yet to happen despite being ranked No. 1 in the AP poll at different points in each of the last two seasons, and the Longhorns once again appear headed towards a year outside the nation's elite tier at 4-2. There is a question of whether Sarkisian is the coach to get Texas to that final step needed to win their first national title in 20 years, but if Texas