Steve Sarkisian

“I think there’s no doubt about it, Arch can play better for us,”

Steve Sarkisian · said 2026-10-19 · reported 2026-10-24

Sarkisian acknowledged that Manning needed to improve during the week of the Ole Miss matchup.

“He’s our starter, but I need to see a better version of Arch Manning like I need to see a better version of a lot of guys on our offensive football team right now, but we need to see a better version of him this week.”

Steve Sarkisian · said 2026-10-19 · reported 2026-10-24

Sarkisian said Manning remained the starter but needed to perform better against Ole Miss.

“I don’t know if we lost him. We created this. We did. All of us. Y’all included. Me. The whole thing, right. Everybody on ESPN, we’ve created this. And so we’ll see what comes out of it,”

Steve Sarkisian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24

Sarkisian commented on a change he noticed in Manning's persona during the week leading up to the Ole Miss game.

“He's very comfortable with who he is. He's not trying to be something that he's not,”

Steve Sarkisian · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-24

Sarkisian made the remarks at SEC Media Days about quarterback Arch Manning before the 2026 season.

“That’s called Texas fight! That’s called Texas fight! Hook ‘em!”

Steve Sarkisian · said 2026-09-12 · reported 2026-09-18

Sarkisian screamed this while running off from a postgame interview with ESPN's Holly Rowe after Texas's comeback win over Ohio State.

“Obviously Arch recognizes he made a mistake, and it’s an unfortunate one,”

Steve Sarkisian · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-18

Sarkisian commented on Arch Manning's mistake of calling AI-manipulated videos of the incident hilarious.

“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.”

Steve Sarkisian · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-18

Sarkisian described his longstanding relationship with Holly Rowe and said he could have handled the postgame interview situation better.

“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.”

Steve Sarkisian · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-18

Sarkisian emphasized that the program does not condone violence against women while addressing Manning's comments about the AI videos.

“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,”

Steve Sarkisian · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-18

Sarkisian addressed the viral postgame interview moment ahead of Texas's next scheduled contest against UTSA.

“a ton of respect for ESPN and Holly”

Steve Sarkisian · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-18

Sarkisian expressed respect for ESPN and Holly Rowe after the viral postgame interview incident.

“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.”

Steve Sarkisian · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-18

Sarkisian reflected on running off from the Holly Rowe interview after Texas's 21-point fourth-quarter comeback against Ohio State.