SEC Media Day Gaffe Leaves Steve Sarkisian in an Uncomfortable Spotlight originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

The person in charge of the auxiliary chord at Tuesday's SEC media days in Atlanta, Georgia had themselves a rough showing.

The common practice when a coach heads up to the podium to field questions from the media, is for the program's fight song to be played in the background. When Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian strolled up to the stage, there was a fight song playing from the state of Texas, just not the right one.

Immediately after SEC commissioner Greg Sankey introduced Sarkisian, the fight song of the Texas A&M Aggies, one of Texas' biggest rivals was blasted over the speakers.

TRENDING: SEC Media Days accidentally played Texas A&M's fight song while Steve Sarkisian walked out😬

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As expected, Sarkisian handled it like a pro and didn't even acknowledge it. However, the rest of social media quickly recognized the error and are letting the SEC have it online.

The Longhorns and Aggies' rivalry dates back to 1984, and saw the teams play nearly every year since then. Well, that was at least until the Aggies left the Big 12 for the SEC in 2012, thus ending the rivalry until Texas joined the SEC this past season.

With both SEC Championship and College Football Playoff stakes on the line this past season, the Longhorns went into College Station and blasted the Aggies 17-7.

With this accidental blunder taking place on Tuesday, the Longhorns may be even more motivated in 2025 to familiarize the SEC with their fight song.

This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.