Steve Sarkisian 'pleased' with Agiye Hall after suspension, Week 1 status remains unclear

The status of transfer wide receiver Agiye Hall remains unclear following his arrest for criminal mischief and subsequent suspension from the Texas football program. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters on Monday that he is “pleased” with Hall’s response to the events, but continued to obfuscate about whether he’ll be with the team on Sept. 3 versus ULM.

“Steve Sarkisian says Agiye Hall ‘is doing all the necessary things right now. I’m pleased,’ but does not say if he will be back for the ULM game,” InsideTexas’s Joe Cook reported from Sarkisian’s press conference on Monday.

Sarkisian told reporters last week that Hall will be back with the Longhorns “when the time is right.”

“We’re working with Agiye, we’re working with his family to get him in a situation where he can be a really functional part of this team,” Sarkisian said. “The goal for him, the goal for us is to play great football at the University of Texas. Graduate from the University of Texas and be a great teammate and walk out of here an even better person than he did when he arrived. We’re putting all the pieces in place to help him do that. When the time is right, we’ll have him back on our team.”

The Longhorns could certainly use Hall’s talent to start the season. That need goes up even more in Week 2 when the Horns take on Hall’s former squad, the Crimson Tide. Fellow transfer receiver Isaiah Neyor tore his ACL during a scrimmage last week. Both players were supposed to majorly impact the offense in 2022.

Agiye Hall suspended following alleged parking boot tampering

Following his arrest and suspension, Hall took to Twitter to decry the UT Austin parking enforcement. He reportedly damaged a $600 parking boot, according to the Austin American-Statesman’s Brian Davis.

“Been comin for my car since i got their [sic],” Hall tweeted.

Hall transferred to Texas over the offseason after starting his career at Alabama. Just prior to his decision to enter the transfer portal, Nick Saban suspended Hall for a violation of team rules.

The next day, Hall entered the portal and ended up committing to Texas on April 19. He was the No. 35 transfer to hit the portal this offseason, according to the 2021 On3 Transfer Portal Rankings.