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During Tuesday’s festivities at SEC Media Days in Atlanta, Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns took the stage. When each coach is introduced, their respective school’s fight song begins playing. But Sarkisian’s introduction went viral when he wasn’t introduced to “Texas Fight,” and was instead introduced as the “Aggie War Hymn” played.
By the time Texas football Coach Steve Sarkisian made it to the microphone, accompanied by the playing of Texas A&M's "Aggie War Hymn," a crowd was gathering.
Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian was introduced at SEC media days on Tuesday, July 15, to Texas A&M's "Aggie War Hymn" fight song.
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But - especially with Texas still a relatively new SEC member entering its second season in the league - that doesn’t necessarily mean everything is going to go smoothly. That was evidenced when Longhorn coach Steve Sarkisian made his way to the podium to talk about the upcoming season.
Commissioner Greg Sankey began the third day of SEC Media Days with an apology directed toward Steve Sarkisian and Texas football. Why? Well, on Tuesday, Sarkisian walked for his media session on that main stage at the Omni Hotel in Atlanta with Texas A&M's Aggie War Hymn blaring from the speakers.
When it was Texas ' turn at the podium, Sarkisian took the stage with the Aggie War Hymn blasting in the background -- the fight song for rival Texas A&M! Check out what happened, here: Texas HC Steve Sarkisian takes the stage at SEC Media Days to… The Aggie War Hymn??? pic.twitter.com/iRGhHatBoB