Texas quarterback Arch Manning didn’t just hear about the strange AI content floating around after the Longhorns’ win over Ohio State. He laughed at one of the clips himself.
On Monday, Manning said his teammates had shown him some of the fabricated postgame videos making the rounds after Texas’ 24-23 comeback victory over No. 1 Ohio State. When reporters asked how much of that online aftermath he had actually seen, Manning answered plainly: “I’ve seen a few AI edits of stuff, but that’s about it,” Manning shared with reporters.
Then he pointed to the most bizarre one in the mix. “I saw an AI edit of [Sarkisian], too… of him slapping Holly Rowe,” Manning confessed while chuckling.
That clip was part of the online fallout from Saturday night’s awkward moment between Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and ESPN’s Holly Rowe. Right after the win, Rowe caught Sarkisian for a live postgame interview on the field and started her question with, “Coach, this was one of the most-” before he cut her off.
Instead of answering, Sarkisian shouted straight over her and into the camera: “That’s called Texas fight! Hook ’em,” before running off to celebrate with his players.
After that real-life scene, internet users quickly turned the moment into AI-generated video, including the fake clip that showed Sarkisian slapping Rowe. The video begins by mimicking what actually happened, then veers into the fabricated moment where Sarkisian reaches back and hits Rowe before putting his hands on his head and sprinting away.
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