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

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian went viral following his teams miraculous 24-23 comeback against Ohio State this past Saturday after running off from a postgame interview with ESPNs Holly Rowe.

Sarkisian screamed, "Thats called Texas fight! Thats called Texas fight! Hook em!" before running off back to the locker room to celebrate the .

At the time, Rowe hadnt even asked her first question to him postgame, and she seemed quite upset as she darted out of camera view after Sarkisian ran away.

Sarkisian addressed the situation ahead of the teams 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 hindsights 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."

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Sarkisian added that he has "a ton of respect for ESPN and Holly" and didnt 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 weve got a great relationship. ESPN is a great partner of ours. We know were going to have more opportunities with that crew covering us, and were 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 issue an apology to Rowe after describing those videos as hilarious during his Monday press conference.

Manning, who led the Longhorns back in the second half on Saturday night, apologized to Rowe on Tuesday following his Monday news conference, calling his comments "insensitive" and saying he will be "more thoughtful going forward." Rowe accepted his apology.

"Obviously Arch recognizes he made a mistake, and its an unfortunate one," Sarkisian added. "Nowhere do we condone domestic violence or violence against women. Nothing in our program says that nor Arch individually. I think if he could take it back, he would."

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As for Sarkisian, there was also a moment after the first half that couldve led to his reaction postgame, as ESPNs Laura Rutledge and the crew had technical difficulties that irked the Texas head coach for having to wait to go back in the locker room and figure out how to come after Ohio State in the second half.

Rutledge was even spotted sprinting toward the tunnel in an attempt to reach Sarkisian, only to find he had already headed to the locker room. She acknowledged his patience during the delay, though that patience wore thin once ESPN's technical issues dragged on too long.

In the end, Sarkisian and Manning offered their apologies, and the Longhorns are now ready to move on as one of the in the country after their victory.