Houston receiver Joseph Manjack fights teammate on sideline in wild scene

Houston misplaced to Kansas on Saturday, and that wasn’t even the worst of it.

Two of their receivers, Joseph Manjack IV and Sam Brown Jr., fought on the sideline amid the disastrous 48-30 loss to the Jayhawks. Through the third quarter following a Houston penalty, Manjack shoved Brown, who grabbed Manjack’s face masks as teammates got here to interrupt up the struggle.

“Manjack took it upon himself to go over there and confront Sam, which isn't the appropriate factor to do,” Houston coach Dana Holgorsen mentioned in a postgame press convention. “He was useless unsuitable and shouldn’t have performed it and is aware of it and feels dangerous about it.”

Houston moved to 1-2 with the loss as Kansas went to a surprising 3-0 beneath coach Lance Leipold, with a recreation in opposition to fellow undefeated Duke subsequent week.

“It’s unacceptable and also you’re not going to win video games like this once you do stuff like that,” Holgorsen mentioned. “And it’s my job to proceed to harp on that.”

Holgorsen mentioned the 2 receivers made up rapidly following the scuffle.

“Two minutes later, [Manjack] hugged it out with Sam, and people guys are buddies,” Holgorsen mentioned. “And he apologized.”

Houston wide receiver Joseph Manjack IV fought teammate Sam Brown Jr. on the sideline on Sept. 17, 2022.
Houston large receiver Joseph Manjack IV fought teammate Sam Brown Jr. on the sideline on Sept. 17, 2022.
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Houston, which was 12-2 final season, has misplaced two straight in opposition to future convention rivals as Texas Tech beat the Cougars in Lubbock final week.

In its remaining 12 months within the AAC, a prestigious bowl recreation appears to already be out of attain.

“There’s loads of blame to go round,” Holgorsen mentioned. “I received outcoached. We received outcoached offensively, defensively. Put it on me. We now have quite a lot of work to do.”

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