- Steve Sarkisian, the head coach of the University of Texas football team, has welcomed a baby boy with his wife, Loreal Sarkisian
- Loreal announced the news via Instagram, alongside maternity shoot photos, on April 4
- “He’s arrived, and our hearts are so full of love and gratitude,” she wrote in her Instagram caption
Steve and Loreal Sarkisian have welcomed a baby boy!
The University of Texas head football coach, 51, and the personal stylist announced on Friday, April 4, that they’ve welcomed a son together, as Loreal shared photos from a maternity shoot on Instagram.
“He’s arrived, and our hearts are so full of love and gratitude! Embracing these first days quietly resting, adjusting, and soaking in every little moment has been amazing! Thank you for your love and for respecting this sweet time of privacy 
,” Loreal, 39, captioned the photos. “XOLO 
.”
The photos feature Loreal — known to fans as “The First Lady of Texas Longhorn Football” — showing off her baby bump, with the third snap showing Steve kissing her forehead as he placed a hand on her stomach.
“,” he commented underneath the post.
Loreal Sarkisian/ Instagram
The arrival of their son marks the pair’s first child together. Steve also shares two daughters and a son — Taylor, Ashley and Brady — with his former wife, Stephanie. Brady joined UT’s football team as a linebacker in 2023.
As for the Longhorns coach and Loreal, the couple both worked at the University of Southern California before tying the knot on June 29, 2020 — when Steve was the offensive coordinator at the University of Alabama at the time.
While they announced on Instagram in July 2024 that they had split and were filing for divorce, per Sports Illustrated, both Steve and Loreal have apparently reconciled. Loreal began posting with Steve again in December 2024 and supporting him during home games in Texas — where the stylist has earned a reputation for her stylish gameday looks.
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The baby news comes just months after Steve signed a contract extension with the Longhorns, adding one year to a deal that now has him on board through 2031, according to Houston’s Chron. He was initially named the 31st head coach of the Texas Longhorns in January 2021, following his stints at USC and the University of Washington.
Loreal previously opened up to WFAA earlier this year about supporting her husband’s craft, explaining that “it matters to him.”
“I respect it and I appreciate that, knowing how hard he works at it day in and day out and what it actually means to him and especially the journey he’s been on to this day personally and professionally,” she said.
The stylist, whose clients include celebrities and CEOs, added in the same interview that she’s also got to see his personal style evolve. “I’m happy for him,” she told WFAA. “Sometimes he’s done it for himself with a teeny bit of help. I try not to take too much credit because he can dress.”
She added, “He has some style. He has some taste. I mean, obviously, he got my attention.”
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