With Quinn Ewers and the Texas Longhorns blowing out Colorado State of their opening recreation of the season, head coach Steve Sarkisian determined to offer sophomore quarterback Arch Manning a while beneath heart.
Manning, the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli Manning, did not disappoint in his first snaps of the brand new yr.
Manning was 5-for-6 for 95 yards with a landing go, the primary of his faculty profession, because the Longhorns demolished the Rams, 52-0, to start the season on the precise foot.
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Arch Manning of the Texas Longhorns throws a go earlier than a recreation towards the Colorado State Rams at Darrell Ok Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Aug. 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Photos)
However Manning did not simply discover the tip zone via the air. He ran for his first dashing landing.
With the rating 38-0 late within the third quarter, Manning was main the Longhorns’ offense on third-and-goal from the 5-yard line when he took the snap. As he surveyed the sector, he stepped up within the pocket and regarded like he was going to attempt to run it in for the rating himself.
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Nevertheless, as he bounced out proper, he observed Silas Bolden on their lonesome close to the precise sideline. Manning dished a shovel go Bolden’s manner. After making the catch, Bolden dove into the tip zone for the rating.
Then Manning discovered himself on the 1-yard line on fourth-and-goal within the fourth quarter when he took a quarterback sneak proper up the intestine for a landing, Texas’ ultimate rating of the day.
Manning was fast to have a good time together with his teammates, and the ESPN broadcast had pictures of Texas followers within the stands cheering. Among the followers have been holding up banners with Manning’s scholar ID on it. He infamously misplaced his ID on campus throughout his freshman yr, and it went viral on social media.
Manning, the five-star recruit out of Isidore Newman Faculty in New Orleans, the identical college his father, Cooper Manning, and uncles starred at, noticed time in simply two Longhorns video games final season with Ewers because the crew’s starter.
Arch Manning of the Texas Longhorns arrives earlier than a recreation towards the Colorado State Rams at Darrell Ok Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Aug. 31, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Photos)
Ewers stays the starter for head coach Steve Sarkisian after opting to return after a School Soccer Playoff loss to Washington, and he was productive within the win Saturday, going 20-for-27 for 260 yards with three touchdowns and one interception.
Manning was the Longhorns’ third quarterback on the depth chart final season, however with Maalik Murphy transferring to Duke, he now backs up Ewers.
Ewers will stay Texas’ starter, however with performances like this, Manning ought to get extra alternatives in blowout conditions this season.
Manning might not be beginning, however many faculty soccer followers are anticipating the time he can begin beneath heart for Texas. Many believed he’d go away for one more college via the switch portal.
Arch Manning of the Texas Longhorns throws a go earlier than a recreation towards the Colorado State Rams at Darrell Ok Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium Aug. 31, 2024, in Austin, Texas. (Tim Warner/Getty Photos)
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For the time being, Manning is in line to start out for Texas subsequent season with Ewers anticipated to depart for the NFL after this yr.
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