Buried following a brutal first half to the 2025 season, Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has an opportunity to flip the narrative surrounding his first full yr as a university beginning quarterback over the following three video games video games, starting Saturday at School Soccer Playoff No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (8-1, 6-1 in SEC).
His current performances are motive for optimism.
Texas quarterback Arch Manning has quietly improved over second half of the season
Manning, the No. 1 total prospect within the 2023 high-school recruiting class, was broadly hailed as a possible first total decide of the 2026 NFL Draft, however these talks shortly dimmed as soon as Manning took the sphere.
Over his first 5 video games, No. 10 Texas (7-2, 4-1 in SEC), ranked No. 1 within the preseason AP ballot, went 3-2. Manning was 81-of-135 (60 %) for 1,151 passing yards (230.2 yards per sport), 16 complete touchdowns and 5 interceptions. His numbers have been far much less spectacular when isolating his two energy convention video games — losses at Ohio State and Florida. In these video games, Manning accomplished 55.9 % of his cross makes an attempt for 433 yards (216.5 yards per sport), three touchdowns and three interceptions.
He is noticeably improved within the 4 video games since — all towards SEC competitors. Early within the yr, Manning struggled together with his accuracy. Beneath is a reel of every of his cross makes an attempt within the opener towards Ohio State, and Manning was off-target on a number of throws and customarily appeared uneasy within the pocket. The Buckeyes protection, arguably the very best within the nation, performed a serious position in his tough sport, however follow-up performances towards UTEP (when Manning accomplished 44 % of his passes) and Florida (when he threw two interceptions) have been much less forgivable.
