Steve Sarkisian called out rumors of his interest in NFL jobs and high-level college openings as “untrue” while asserting his commitment to the University of Texas for the second time this week.Sarkisian used the opening minutes of his weekly SEC teleconference to address churn in the rumor mill pulling him into vacancies around the NFL and college football.”I’d like to comment on something before I get into our team, something that has been bothering me now the past few weeks,” Sarkisian said. “And that is people reporting that, or insinuating that there is a possibility I could leave the University of Texas. And that is absolutely false and untrue.”No. 17 Texas (7-3, 4-2 SEC) plays Arkansas in Austin on Saturday before ending the regular season six days later in a grudge match with No. 3 Texas A&M. That Friday night game is also in Austin.And Sarkisian is hoping by taking more time to detail his desire to stay with the Longhorns now, he won’t need to bring it up again later.”I’m not going anywhere. Never do I do this because I never want to be a distraction, so I never address these things. But at this point now, I feel like it is important that I do this because it’s important for our team, it’s important for our university,” Sarkisian said.”I’ve had no discussions, not with my agent, not with the university, not with any other school, not with any NFL team about ever going anywhere else. I came here to win championships. I’ve got two kids enrolled at the University of Texas — one in law school and one on our team. I’ve got a third that hopefully decides to enroll at the University of Texas next fall, and my wife and I just had our son here in Austin.”Last month, Sarkisian was linked to the vacancy with the Tennessee Titans and quickly dispelled the report. He also denied interest in other jobs.
