AUSTIN, Texas — Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian is set to secure a $12.3 million salary by 2031 under a new contract extension expected to be approved this week. With the extension and salary bump, Sarkisian will remain one of the highest-paid coaches in the sport.

After declining interviews with at least two NFL teams this winter, Sarkisian parlayed them into a 3.85% pay increase and an extra year on his contract, keeping him in Austin until the end of 2031. By 2031,