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.

Where does Texas' Steve Sarkisian rank among the SEC's best football coaches? We close our annual position rankings series by examining the league's coaches and intangibles.