Texas QB Arch Manning makes honest admission about his first career start for the Longhorns
Texas Longhorns redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning entered the 2024 season as one of the most famous faces in college football, despite his status as a backup. Manning, who is the nephew of former Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, served as the backup to Quinn Ewers in 2024. Ewers, who has battled injuries […]
Texas Longhorns redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning entered the 2024 season as one of the most famous faces in college football, despite his status as a backup.
Manning, who is the nephew of former Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, served as the backup to Quinn Ewers in 2024.
Ewers, who has battled injuries at times during his collegiate career, was injured in the Longhorns' win against UTSA in mid September.
As a result, Manning made his first career start for Texas the following week against Louisiana Monroe.
The former five-star recruit was solid against ULM, passing for 258 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions and negative four rushing yards.
On Monday, ahead of the Longhorns' matchup against Arizona State in the Peach Bowl (which doubles as a College Football Playoff quarterfinals game), Manning was asked how he evaluated his play in the two games he started for Texas this season (Manning also started in a win against Mississippi State).
Arch had a very Manning-like response, telling reporters that he didn't play well against ULM.
"I really don't think I played very well against ULM," said Manning. "I kind of forced throws down the field. And I think [against] Mississippi State, I just took more completions and I feel like I grew the next week, which is good."
Manning completed 52 percent of his passes against Louisiana Monroe. Against Mississippi State the next week, Manning completed 84 percent of his passes for 325 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions.
It's no surprise that Arch was critical of his performance in his first career start, even though he played quite well in a blowout win.
Manning clearly holds himself to a high standard, which is a big reason why the sky is the limit for the New Orleans native. We don't know how the 2024 season will end for Texas, but we know that the future is looking bright for the Longhorns in 2025 with Manning likely set to take over as the program's starting quarterback.
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