On Tuesday, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed offensive lineman Andre Cojoe had been lost for the Longhorns' 2025 campaign. On Texas Football was the first to report on Monday that Cojoe had suffered a knee injury. Cojoe was preparing for his third season at Texas.

Eleven months after his firing at USC, Alabama head coach Nick Saban brought on Sarkisian as an offensive analyst for the Crimson Tide. It was only a few months before he was back coaching, though. He took over as offensive coordinator on an interim basis after Lane Kiffin left for a job at Florida Atlantic.

Only one spot on the 2025 Texas defense lacks either a returning starter or a rotational player from what was arguably the best defense in the nation in 2024. [Sign up for Inside Texas TODAY and get the BEST Longhorns coverage!