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Arch Manning apologizes for ‘insensitive’ joke about AI video of ESPN’s Holly Rowe

Texas’s star quarterback, Arch Manning, has apologized after joking about an AI-generated video that depicted Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN college football reporter Holly Rowe after last Saturday’s game. Manning had been asked at a press conference on Monday about the social media reaction to the Longhorns’ 24-23 upset win over No 1 Ohio State. Rowe had attempted to ask Sarkisian a question for the standard postgame interview, but the coach interrupted her and yelled a pair of Texas slogans befo…

Sports · P Space — documented harm · certified 2026-09-16 · v1 · article view · machine-readable

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An AI-generated video depicting a coach slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe was circulated and publicly joked about as hilarious, contributing to personal harm that required a public apology.

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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-1103, v1: “Arch Manning apologizes for ‘insensitive’ joke about AI video of ESPN’s Holly Rowe.” Truvace, 2026-09-16. /record/TRV-2026-1103 (accessed at citation time). sha256 e4bf38d9b75fc626

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