The Texas Longhorns lost one of their top assistants this week when now-former safeties coach Blake Gideon accepted the defensive coordinator position with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. On Friday, Gideon officially said goodbye to the Longhorns coaching staff and his former players, sending and emotional message on X.

Blake Gideon is doing one of the hardest things imaginable by walking away from his alma mater. But that’s what coaches must do to further their career. The former Longhorn got a career promotion when he left Ole Miss to come back to Texas in 2021 and join Steve Sarkisian as the safeties coach at