Steve Sarkisian: ‘Morally’ wrong to add NFL players

TrendingPublished: Sep. 01, 2026, 4:00 a.m.Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, left, talks with quarterback Arch Manning (16) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt in Austin, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)Count Steve Sarkisian among those who take issue with former professional football players joining college rosters.“I really believe that you’ve signed a professional contract,” the Texas coach said Monday. “These players on all of our rosters, not just ours, have been working for nine months for this moment on Saturday, which then will lead into the next five to six months. “The fact that somebody out there is going to take a player out off an NFL roster and tell somebody who’s been doing it for nine months to go kick rocks-that doesn’