Steve Sarkisian says he should have shown 'more patience' after running from Holly Rowe interview

Sarkisian screamed, "That’s called Texas fight! That’s called Texas fight! Hook ‘em!" before running off back to the locker room to celebrate the victory with his team.At the time, Rowe hadn’t even asked her first question to him postgame, and she seemed quite upset as she darted out of camera view after Sarkisian ran away.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEHead coach Steve Sarkisian of the Texas Longhorns on the field prior to a game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Nov.22, 2025 in Austin, Texas.

(Alex Slitz/Getty Images)Sarkisian addressed the situation ahead of the team’s next scheduled contest against UTSA."As it pertains to after the ball game, again there was a delay after I greeted Coach Day in the middle of the field.There was a delay in the moment, you know, through that delay, I wanted to go celebrate with our team," he said, per On Texas Football.

"We just had a 21-point fourth-quarter comeback against the No.1 team in the country.

If hindsight’s 20/20, if I could do it all over again, I would have exuded more patience in that moment and sat through and waited for the interview with Holly."TEXAS' ARCH MANNING UNDER SCRUTINY FOR HIS REACTION TO AI VIDEO OF STEVE SARKISIAN SLAPPING ESPN'S HOLLY ROWESarkisian added that he has "a ton of respect for ESPN and Holly" and didn’t mean to let the moment get the better of him."Holly and I go way back to even my days of playing at BYU, and we’ve got a great relationship.ESPN is a great partner of ours.

We know we’re going to have more opportunities with that crew covering us, and we’re looking forward to those opportunities.So, could have definitely handled that situation better with a little bit more patience in the moment."The viral moment was one social media users ran with, creating AI versions in which Sarkisian was seen slapping Rowe before running off the field.

And those AI-manipulated videos led quarterback Arch Manning to have to ...