For the second year in a row, the Texas Longhorns fell just short of making it to the national championship. Senior defensive back Jahdae Barron was a part of both teams and so many more big moments for Texas football.

A five-year player, Barron arrived on campus before head coach Steve Sarkisian and was one of the main players involved in rebuilding under Sarkisian.

Barron, an Austin native, stuck by the program through a coaching change and 5-7 season because he believed in Sarkisian’s message and culture.

“Coach Sark, he’s changed my life completely,” Barron said. “I’m totally a different person just on and off the field and how I care about myself and just carry myself and things like that. But I was always told the purpose serves a purpose that’s a lot greater than me and any individual. But (Sarkisian and Quinn Ewers), they most definitely changed my life and everybody else included in the program.”