Sark talks Coleman's viral catch, reminds him of former Tide WR

Alabama FootballAUSTIN, TEXAS - APRIL 18: Cam Coleman #8 of the Texas Longhorns runs a route during the Texas Spring Football Game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on April 18, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Scott Wachter/Getty Images for ONIT)Getty Images for ONITTexas star - and former Auburn receiver - Cam Coleman put college football on alert Saturday after his one-handed catch went viral.Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was just as impressed as you were.“That was a crazy catch, man,” Sarkisian said, per Burnt Orange Nation. “I don’t know. I tried to check his gloves — I thought it was the old school stickum on there. That was a heck of a play.”Sarkisian, the former Alabama coordinator and Atlanta Falcons coach, talked about Coleman’s attributes.“I think that’s one of his strengths, right? Everybody’s got strengths and weaknesses in their game, and one of his strengths is his catch radius,” he explained. “But beyond that, it’s the balance and body control.“There’s a lot of tall receivers with long arms, but it’s his ability to have the right balance and body control and timing on balls because you can have a high pass, but to time your jump, to contort your body, and then to have the ability to make a catch like that, I just think speaks to the catch radius, but also the body control to make those types of plays, and then the hands, right? I mean, you have to have the ability to catch it, too.”Sark even compared the preseason All-America pick to a former player.“(Former Alabama receiver) Julio Jones at Atlanta,” Sarkisian said. “Julio was similar that way, had that ability to go high point those balls the way that he does and still be a vertical threat. Like, Cam can still run — he’s not a possession guy, he can run, and Julio was that way.”High praise for Coleman, who caught 93 passes for 1,306 yards and 13 touchdowns in two seasons at Auburn, averaging 14 yards per catch.Mark Heim is a senior writer who provides sports, news and trending content. He co-hosts a daily sports radio show on WNSP-FM 105.5 in Mobile. Heim has been recognized with awards for his writing, headlines and...