After two seasons spent developing behind Quinn Ewers, Texas quarterback Arch Manning is finally set to take the reins as the Longhorns' full-time starter in 2025. As he prepares f

The Texas Longhorns cemented themselves as an SEC powerhouse this past college football season, finishing the year with a 13-3 record and a 7-1 mark in conference play. Texas' season was cut short after a loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.

The Texas Longhorns came up short of their ultimate goal in 2024: ending the program's 19-year national championship drought by winning the College Football Playoff. Texas came clo

Not long after Ohio State beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl to end the 2024 season for the Longhorns, Texas QB Arch Manning was already thinking ahead to 2025. Manning played mostly in a reserve role for Texas the past two seasons.

Even if he had to bide his time to become the unquestioned starting quarterback at Texas, Arch Manning knows he made the right decision to join the Longhorns, and stick with the program heading into 2025.

So why did Arch Manning land with the Texas Longhorns a couple years back? Manning explained himself during a recent sit-down interview with ESPN. “There are a few reasons. I liked Coach [Steve Sarkisian] a lot from the jump.