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The long-awaited debut of Arch Manning taking meaningful snaps and having the opportunity to throw the ball for the Texas Longhorns came on Friday night in the team’s 57-7 demolition of Texas Tech.
The stats won’t necessarily hop off the page at you, but he looked impressive nonetheless.
The five-star nephew of Eli Manning And Peyton Manning is a true freshman at Texas after being the consensus top quarterback and overall recruit in the country in the class of 2023.
Arch Manning was inserted for the end of the third quarter and all the fourth. He finished 2/5 for 40 yards and had three carries for seven yards. Notably, he threw two bullets into the end zone that were dropped by Longhorn receivers, and he fumbled a snap for a loss, as
Here was Arch after the game.
All smiles from QB Arch Manning after making his debut in the #Texas win.#HookEm | @KXAN_News pic.twitter.com/s9rz4teMG7
— Noah Gross (@noah_gross27) November 25, 2023
People were psyched to see him play. He’s spent most of the year third on the depth chart behind starter Quinn Ewers and backup.
“Arch Manning didn’t just get hyped because of his name. Sure, this is extremely premature… but he clearly has some arm talent with zip on the ball. He also appears to be a serious threat with his legs,” @CFBRep said on Twitter
“Arch got wheels AND a cannon, we’re in good hands yall,” @MikeThompson83 said.
“Shout out to young Arch, that drive showed his good hands. I can’t wait til he has the keys to the field 🤘🏾,” 42Terrantino said
This may be all we get of Arch Manning this year. The 11–1 Longhorns will play in next week’s Big 12 Championship Game with a potential berth in the College Football Playoff on the line. Their opponent next week will be determined on Saturday.