Steve Sarkisian's Police Escort To SEC Media Days Was His Aha Moment, Texas Is Here

DALLAS - As Steve Sarkisian and his contingent from Texas arrived at the local Dallas airport, it was right then that the Longhorns head coach realized how big this moment was, thanks to a police escort and sprinter van. 

If it felt like we've been waiting for years for the Longhorns to finally join the SEC and have their moment at the podium at media days, it's because we actually have been waiting that long. What started out as a report from the Houston Chronicle has flourished into Sarkisian representing Texas at the podium on Wednesday afternoon in Dallas. 

I think it was also destined to be that Sarkisian's first question would center around backup quarterback and SEC legacy Arch Manning, when the Texas head coach was asked about the recruiting pitch that meant sitting behind Quinn Ewers. 

In terms of when it actually felt like a massive deal to participate in the SEC Media Days, the Texas head coach mentioned that when he got off the plane this afternoon in Dallas. 

"I was just joking with him in the back. So we flew in this morning, we landed, and we get off the plane, we get in the Sprinter van and we got a police escort to media days. It just means more? It just means more right there. The fact that we had a Sprinter van with a police escort to come to this was tremendous."

All of it felt fresh, as Sarkisian did his best to mimic other coaches in the conference with a 15-minute filibuster about his team, along with the excitement of joining the SEC. Nothing about Wednesday felt awkward, because it almost felt too perfect. While rattling off reasons why Texas was such a great fit to join this league, the longhorns coach made it clear they were coming for a championship in their first year. 

AUSTIN, Texas - Steve