Arch Manning shuts down speculation about his future with the Longhorns at Peach Bowl media day
Arch Manning’s future is one of the most talked about topics in the Wild West that is the internet. Is he going to leave Texas? Click here! Where is he going? Click to find out! Manning has navigated the Texas fishbowl quite well during his two seasons with the Longhorns. On Monday during Peach Bowl […]
Arch Manning’s future is one of the most talked about topics in the Wild West that is the internet.
Is he going to leave Texas? Click here! Where is he going? Click to find out!
Manning has navigated the Texas fishbowl quite well during his two seasons with the Longhorns. On Monday during Peach Bowl media day, he basically offered a shoulder shrug when asked about whether he would leave UT.
“I really have no plans on entering the (transfer) portal or anything, so I really don’t know about it,” Manning told reporters.
Truth be told, it’s too late for Manning to put his name into the transfer portal. The window closed on Dec. 28.
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Asked about his season overall, Manning said, “Yeah, it’s been good. I’m just trying to do what I can when my name’s called and just make the most of my opportunities and help our team win.”
Manning is still projected to be the Longhorns’ starter in 2025 after Quinn Ewers leaves for the NFL, as many inside the football building expect he will do. This has been the plan all along.
Manning left fans’ tongues wagging with his breakout cameo performance over 2 1/2 games in September when Ewers was sidelined with a strained abdominal injury.
Manning threw the longest pass of the season with a 75-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Wingo. He also ran for the third-longest play of the year with his 67-yard dash against UTSA.
All told this season, Manning has completed 68% of his passes for 939 yards with nine touchdowns and two interceptions. He’s also rushed for 100 yards and scored four times on the ground.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian has used Manning briefly in the last few games as a change-up. It started as a way to get some quarterback run plays onto the call sheet while Ewers struggled with an ankle injury.
“If you took the name off the back of his jersey, all he is is a great teammate, works his tail off, competes at a really high level and wants to do whatever he can do to help the team win,” Sarkisian said.
Manning ran for a dazzling 15-yard touchdown against Texas A&M in the regular season finale. But the redshirt freshman played in only two plays against Georgia in the SEC championship game. He was essentially a non-factor against Clemson in the first round of the College Football Playoffs.
It remains unclear whether Sarkisian would use Manning more against Arizona State or in later rounds. Sarkisian has been committed to Ewers the entire season.
On Saturday, Ewers was asked whether he felt Manning was prepared to take on the full-time job in the future. “Yeah, I think over the past two years, he's definitely grown and matured, for sure to be able to be successful at Texas.”
