Under former Texas football head coach Tom Herman, the program’s average grade point average, or GPA, was a pale 2.33. However, after five years of head coach Steve Sarkisian’s tenure, not only as the program reached new heights on the field, such as back-to-back College Football Playoff semifinalist appearances. The program has also set a new GPA record, with the spring 2026 semester among the team averaging out to an impressive 3.36—a few tenths of a point away from a team-wide Dean’s List.

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