Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian slammed for ‘classless’ act as he storms out of post-game interview

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Steve Sarkisian is under fire despite leading his Texas Longhorns to a stunning comeback over No.1 Ohio State on Saturday.The Longhorns scored 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Buckeyes by a score of 24-23.Arch Manning led the Longhorns to an improbable comeback over the Buckeyes on SaturdayGettyTrailing by 20 in the fourth quarter, the improbable comeback, led by ‘freak’ quarterback Arch Manning, is the largest in program history.Ohio quarterback Julian Sayin’s last second Hail Mary attempt was intercepted by Texas, and celebrations ensued.It was clear to see that Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian didn’t want to hang around for the post-game interview.When the ESPN on ABC broadcast got down to Holly Rowe standing alongside Sarkisian, the coach already seemed ready to jet out of frame.“That’s called Texas fight! That’s called Texas fight! Hook ’em!” Sarkisian said as Rowe attempted to ask him a question.Sarkisian then threw up the horns and walked away from Rowe, with the sideline reporter giving a look of frustration towards the camera. Despite leading the comeback, fans were clearly unimpressed with the head coach’s actions towards Rowe.“Why do that? She is just trying to do her job, there is no need to be so rude. Classless,” one fan commented.“Show some respect. If you’re young QB can give an interview, you can too! Complete jerk move,” a second added.“A complete d*** move, you don’t do that to the legend Holly Rowe, shame on you,” a third said.Sarkisian gave the camera the ‘Hook ’em Horns’ sign before walking away from Rowe.ESPNRowe initially started to follow him, but rolled her eyes and walked off herselfESPNView Tweet: https://t.co/vQ8BvVUGqm“Holly Rowe has been on the sideline longer than he’s been a head coach. Completely unprofessional,” a fourth commented.ESPN made Sarkisian wait at half-timeAt half-time, trailing 20-3, after a delay the broadcast cut to sideline reporter Laura Rutledge appearing to chase Sarkisian down the tunnel.“Alright, we actually just lost Sark because he had to go. I’m sorry about that, you guys. He waited for a long time,” Rutledge said.“Credit to him for waiting. We’ll try to get him on the way out of the half.” When both teams made it back onto the field, Rutledge once again addressed the technical issues that impacted the half-time interview.“I do want to make sure we clear something up. [Steve Sarkisian] did decline the interview at the half.” Rutledge added.Rutledge chased after Sarkisian after he jogged into the tunnel before apologizingESPN“He had waited a long time, been very patient with some technical issues that we had. He apologized to us. We should be apologizing to him, which we did.”Whether that was the reason he declined to speak to Rowe post-game remains to be seen.While critics debate the coach’s media etiquette, one fact remains unquestioned in Austin — Sarkisian’s squad just pulled off the most legendary fourth-quarter rescue in Texas program history.Join talkSPORT’s dedicated US Sports YouTube channel every Tuesday and Thursday for our brand new NFL shows. On Tuesdays Will Gavin and US senior reporter Brian T Smith will debate the biggest talking points from the NFL weekend, while on Thursdays Efe Obada joins the crew to talk with players past and present and break down what to look for across the league