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Steve Sarkisian notched the biggest win of his Texas Longhorns career on Saturday night, as his team rallied from a 20-point deficit to take down Ohio State at home.
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The Buckeyes were leading the Longhorns, 23-3, in the second half, before Arch Manning and Co. come storming back, scoring 21 unanswered points to take down Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith and the No. 1 team in the country.
But following the game, Texas’s head coach gave what fans are calling a “classless” postgame interview. He didn’t really answer any questions from ESPN’s sideline reporter, Holly Rowe, instead just screaming about the win and then running to celebrate with his players.
Video of the moment quickly went viral.
TV networks like ESPN and FOX and NBC pay a lot of money for the rights to broadcast games. Those rights include the postgame interviews with head coaches, like them or not.
Sarkisian is paid millions of dollars a year, in part, because of how much the TV networks are able to pay the conferences – and the schools.
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College football fans are calling for Sarkisian to be fined by the SEC for his “classless” interview on Sunday.
Sarkisian facing calls for SEC punishment
“Fine Steve Sarkisian @TexasFootball @CoachSark Sarkisian clearly blew off @sportsiren as she tried to interview him now @espn,” one fan wrote.
“The SEC needs to fine him for that classless interview,” one fan added.
“That was just uncalled for. Celebrate with your players on the field but give Holly Rowe some respect, at least. Sarkisian should be fined,” one fan added.
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“He needs to be fined, at least,” one fan added.
Texas, though, did improve to 2-0 on the year with the win.
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This story was originally published September 13, 2026 at 5:46 AM.