AUSTIN (KXAN) — According to multiple reports, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has filled his open safeties coach position.
Anwar Richardson with OrangeBloods first reported that Mark Orphey, a cornerbacks coach for Rutgers since 2022, will replace Blake Gideon who left for the defensive coordinator job at Georgia Tech . ESPN’s Pete Thamel later confirmed it.
The Houston native who played for Texas Southern was a defensive analyst for the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2021 and he spent two years at Utah State and Montana State. He began his coaching career at South Carolina as a quality control assistant in 2013 before becoming a graduate assistant.
Texas adjusted its 2025 schedule, moving the game with Sam Houston State up a week from Sept. 27 to Sept. 20 to have a bye before Southeastern Conference play.
