Texas football's Steve Sarkisian explains Ole Miss basket weaving dig, apologizes
Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian got a chance to clarify what he meant by his "basket weaving" comment regarding Ole Miss' transfer rules
OXFORD — Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian clarified his " basket weaving " comments around Ole Miss ' academic standards. Sarkisian shared his thoughts on "inequitable" transfer standards in college football May 12. He used Ole Miss as an example, saying it made it easier for the Rebels to recruit players because all they need is to take one "basket weaving class" to get a degree.
At Texas they need to take 60 credit hours to get a UT degree. Sarkisian clarified those comments in a press conference May 21 at the Touchdown Club, the Houston chapter of the National Football Foundation. Sarkisian coached with former Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin and current Ole Miss coach Pete Golding in his career.
"The only reason the Ole Miss thing came up is because two of my best friends were there, in Lane Kiffin and Pete Golding," Sarkisian said. "And so I know, when we would compete with them, that they were able to take kids and they would be able to graduate. I probably shouldn't have used basket weaving as my example for the class.
Macroeconomics. I don't give a damn. Whatever the class is.