"Arch Manning: A Sensitive Matter With A Deaf Ear"

*The following article contains sensitive subject matter; viewer discretion
is advised.*

As fans stormed the field last Saturday night in Austin, Texas; the
Longhorns defeated Ohio State in a classic comeback 24-23. A huge
statement win against a team who embarrassed them in 2025. Frenzy
ensued as sideline reporters attempted to avoid getting trampled. ESPN
sideline reporter Holly Rowe managed to catch up with Texas
Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian.

Rowe's postgame interview was met with slight body language of "I
want to celebrate with my team." As one could imagine, Rowe felt
swerved in the viral moment. No harm done right? But a few days later,
star quarterback Arch Manning sat in a press conference and opened
up a bottle of sensitive subject matter which I'm about to give my
unfiltered chaos. Buckle up...
During the presser, Manning mentioned he seen a few AI (artificial
intelligence) clips of his head coach slapping Holly Rowe during the
brief postgame interview. He chuckled and laughed as did the male
reporters sitting in the media room. Now... Here's where the lack of
immaturity comes into play. To even admit a person found it funny

seeing this visual on social media is egregious. Disrespecting women in
sports who face enough obstacles dealing with sexism, womanizing
toxic culture created by men of power.

What occurred didn't make waves on national sports platforms; it's been
independent content creators who've been peeling back the curtains
and gathering context. For any man to think it's funny to lay hands on a
woman, don't talk to me about respect. Manning is old enough to know
better and lack of awareness with embarrassing Texas Longhorns
sports and the school itself. The face of your football program telling
reporters he found some of them funny and they agreed.

In this space of sports journalism, reporting and content creating;
women are sexualized by men on a daily basis. In the wake of this,
women should be rallying around each other. Holly Rowe is one of the
most respected women who's a cancer survivor, covers multiple sports
and is very good in her field. Every woman who sat and watched
Manning's presser felt disrespected. Technology today can depict fact
from fiction and kids will say it's real.

What about those young women on campus and their feelings? Wives,
daughters, girlfriends; whoever it may be viewed this as sexist. Not only
that, hostile behavior in which women find very sensitive and not
amused by it. Manning put a dark cloud over a big win with his

immaturity and lack of awareness. In the world we live in, AI has taken
over how people see the world and move as it does.

Credit, Manning reached out to Rowe and apologized about his
comments on the video and his behavior. It's matters like this where
NFL scouts are paying close attention and seeing if the namesake of a
new generation can conduct like an adult. How does he handle the
media? Adversity within the game and lead a locker room through many
ups and downs? This matters because social media is more broader
than most think and what is said can be translated in many ways.

A franchise quarterback is the CEO of your team and understands his
role. Every NFL team needs an adult on and off the field no matter what.
Can Manning move on from this and learn? I believe he can but from
here on out, understand how to speak cordial when addressing certain
visuals. If this were any other quarterback who isn't white, rest assured
the media would've ripped him to shreds. I'm honest enough to say what
others haven't.

We've seen how schools and professional teams handled very sensitive
matters involving young women. It's taken serious enough where a
player can be put on an exempt list. Colleges can suspend their athletes
for a game or indefinitely depending on what's taken place. Manning
likely won't be suspended, but a heart to heart conversation about

comments being taken seriously. Dealing with AI and how it can
influence people in thinking it really happened. That's the state of media
affairs in 2026 and beyond. Live, learn and don't let it happen again; if
so, ramifications of actions will be apprehended by college officials.