Steve Sarkisian gets to be a dad, shares emotional thoughts about watching his son Brady play for Texas football

Steve Sarkisian has an unlimited number of things to worry about as coach of the Texas Longhorns. On Saturday night against UTSA, his starting quarterback went down, for example.

But for a few moments at the end of a 56-7 blowout victory, Sarkisian got to experience one of the most incredible moments in sports — watching his son.

Walk-on linebacker Brady Sarkisian was on the field for multiple plays late in the fourth quarter for the Longhorns.

“I hope you guys credited him with something,” Sarkisian told UT’s radio broadcasters Craig Way and Roger Wallace afterward.

Way joked that he was calling the younger player “B. Sark” on the broadcast. “I love that,” Steve said. “That’s great.”

“When he got in tonight, I took my headset off, and I played dad for about three plays,” Steve Sarkisian said. “I just watched my son play football at the University of Texas. That was really awesome.”

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Brady Sarkisian (6-1, 230 pounds) did not play at all last season as a freshman. He came to Texas after a do-it-all playing career at Corona Del Mar in Newport Beach, Calif. Brady Sarkisian was a linebacker and edge rusher and played some time at tight end. He had 33 tackles, 11 tackles for loss and five sacks as a high school senior.

Playing at Texas is totally different, even for the walk-ons.

Sarkisian sounded downright giddy after the season-opening 52-0 win over Colorado State. The Longhorns emptied the bench in that one, too.

“I think that's a great sign for us, that the guys, when they got in there, worked hard, played hard, made plays, and even a young Brady Sarkisian was out there trying to get involved in the action,” Steve Sarkisian said after the Colorado State win.

Sarkisian has to worry about 85 scholarship players and winning football games for the University of Texas. The walk-ons typically go into most games not expecting to play at all.

Still, does Brady ever come lobby the head coach to get into the game?

“No, he doesn't, but his (position) coach does. Johnny Nansen does,” Steve said. “He’ll say, ‘I gotta get Brady in there,’ I said, hey, when the time’s right. But it was cool. It was a very cool moment as a dad, obviously.”

If the Longhorns keep winning big, like they did Saturday, Brady Sarkisian could see more time ahead — albeit late in the fourth quarter.