As President Trump will be at Texas vs. Tennessee, Steve Sarkisian reveals that headset communications get cut off when a president changes locations at a game

When the president is at a major sporting event, the teams playing even need to be prepared to adjust how they communicate during the game.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian was asked Thursday in a teleconference about President Donald Trump's presence at the No. 1 Longhorns' game at No. 14 Tennessee on Saturday. Sarkisian said that while his team's travel timeline to Neyland Stadium won't be affected ahead of the game, the team may have to adapt on the fly in-game when Trump is changing locations.

"The one thing you have to be aware of when the president goes to any game is that any time he enters the stadium or leaves the stadium or changes locations within the stadium, they cut all communications," Sarkisian said.

He was the offensive coordinator at Alabama in 2019 when Trump was at the Tide's game against LSU.

"So they cut your headsets, they cut headsets to coaches, they cut headsets to coach-to-player communications, so you have to plan for that if, and/or when, and you get no warning. So that just gets cut out. So you have to have a plan for that."

The White House confirmed Trump's presence at the game on Wednesday as he's reportedly set to go to the Presidents Cup golf tournament on Sunday as well. Tennessee is advising fans attending the game to enter the stadium much earlier than usual because of the added security.

In a statement to CBS Sports on Wednesday afternoon, ESPN declined comment when asked if the president would be appearing on its "College GameDay" pregame show. However, we do know for sure that he won't be the guest picker at the end of the pregame show. ESPN announced Thursday that Knoxville native Johnny Knoxville would be on set to make predictions.

Questions had been raised about a potential Trump appearance on GameDay after Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) was on the show in Week 2 to stump for the Protect College Sports Act bill in the Senate. The bill is set for a final vote on Monday and is expected to pass. However, the bill can't officially become a law until it's approved by the House of Representatives and signed by Trump. And that will be a while. The House is not set to come back into session until after the November mid-term elections.