Arch Manning is in an unprecedented spotlight as he takes over as the starting quarterback of the Texas Longhorns. But opposing coaches seem to think he will be

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning arguably has the most pressure and highest expectations of any college football player in history. Manning is entering his first year as the full-time starter under center for the Longhorns and many national media networks are projecting him to earn college football’s highest accolades in 2025.

The Texas Longhorns will open the 2025 football season in front of a packed Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, as every ticket for the home slate is officially gone. The program’s official account called it “the hottest ticket in town” when announcing the sellout, a sign of the anticipation building in Austin.

The Manning Award released its 2025 watch list list this week, and it includes some of the top names in college football such as Penn State's Drew Allar and LSU's Garrett Nussmeier. However, there was one notable quarterback missing: Arch Manning of the Texas Longhorns .

The fate of Texas' playoff hopes may ride on if the young gunslinger lives up to the name on the back of his jersey. He has two starts to his name after coming in for Quinn Ewers, who suffered an oblique injury in the 31-12 Week 2 win over the Michigan Wolverines.

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian claims that quarterback Arch Manning was not "catastrophically bad" in scrimmage.

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian offered a review of how Arch Manning performed in the team's first fall scrimmage on Saturday.

The No. 1-rated Texas Longhorns are coming into the first week of the season as betting underdogs when they face the reigning champion Ohio State Buckeyes on Aug. 30. Ohio State is favored by 2.5 points across the entire betting market, with the total coming in at 48 points for what could be a shootout.

Texas Longhorns football fan Matthew McConaughey appeared small standing near quarterback Arch Manning during a recent practice. Known fan of Texas Longhorns football, Matthew McConaughey, got to link up with quarterback Arch Manning as he gets ready to take over the reins as the team's starter.