Report: Texas Football Retains Key Staff Member Amid NFL Speculation

After losing running backs coach Tashard Choice to the Detroit Lions, the Texas Longhorns couldn't lose another key piece of their staff.

Emma Hutchinson | Feb 17, 2025

Dec 21, 2024; Austin, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns director of football performance Torre Becton against the Clemson Tigers during the CFP National playoff first round at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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Amid a chaotic offseason highlighted by staffing changes, Texas football was able to retain a key piece of its production despite the growing interest of NFL teams looking to hire.

Strength and conditioning coach Torre Becton will reportedly stay with the program and is set to receive a contract extension and pay raise heading into the 2025 season.

The story was first reported by OrangeBloods' Anwar Richardson on Monday.

Becton followed head coach Steve Sarkisian to Texas in 2021 and has since been a crucial asset in the team's growth within the four-year tenure. The Longhorns have appeared in back-to-back conference championships and College Football Playoffs in their past two seasons under Becton's guidance, winning the Big 12 Championship in 2023 and making it to the semifinals of the CFP in both 2023 and 2024.

Prior to his time at Texas, Becton spent four seasons as the head athletic performance coach for the University of California, helping the Bears to their first consecutive bowl appearances in a decade in 2018 and 2019. He also previously held a similar position at Washington from 2011-2015 as the assistant strength and conditioning coach, working under former Huskies head coach Sarkisian for the first three years. During his final season in 2016, Becton built a solid foundation for a team that would secure the Pac-12 Championship and reach the CFP semifinals.

Other stints on Becton's resume include USC, South Carolina State, Iowa State, Baylor, Oklahoma State, and a short period in the NFL with the Houston Texans.

The return of Becton came as a relief for the Longhorns after running backs coach Tashard Choice announced that he had taken a job with the Detroit Lions last week. The NFL was also rumored to go after Sarkisian, but also he accepted a contract extension and pay raise instead.

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Published Feb 17, 2025

EMMA HUTCHINSON

Emma Hutchinson is a senior journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin, covering the Texas Longhorns for SI/Fan Nation since June of 2024. Her previous sports journalism experience includes writing and editing for The Daily Texan, where she covered Texas athletic programs such as softball, women’s basketball, football, and baseball. Originally from Washington, D.C., Emma now resides in the Dallas metroplex. She enjoys rooting for the Mavericks, Rangers, and Stars, as well as supporting the Nationals and Commanders.