AUSTIN – Arch Manning is formally the Texas Longhorns beginning quarterback.
A minimum of in Week 4.
According to Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, Manning will draw the very first start of his Texas Longhorns profession this Saturday vs. the Louisiana Monroe Warhawks in Austin.
“Arch is going to begin at quarterback this Saturday,” Sarkisian stated. “I seem like Quinn (Ewers) has actually made terrific strides since Saturday night into where he’s gotten to. … Arch is more than capable, as I believe all of us understand. He’s got a great deal of self-confidence from his colleagues to head out there and play.”
Manning, obviously, is making his start in location of the hurt Quinn Ewers, who suffered a stomach pressure in the group’s 56-7 blowout win over the UTSA Roadrunners last weekend.
The red-shirt freshman would go on to place on a phenomenon for the Longhorns fans in presence that night, finishing 9 of 12 passes for 223 lawns and 4 goals, while likewise hurrying for a 67-yard goal.
The efficiency not just made Manning Co-SEC Freshman of the Week honors, however like clockwork, it likewise stimulated a nationwide discussion about whether Manning must be the starter moving forward for the remainder of the season.
And while that type of diversion may be a problem for many groups, the culture in the Texas program that has actually been established by Steve Sarkisian stays untouched by the nationwide sound.
“I do not do anything. Arch is simply another guy on our group,” Sarkisian stated Monday. “The factor I’m able to do that is since that’s who Arch is every day. He’s a generous colleague. He appreciates the guys on the group. He appreciates Quinn. They’ve got a fantastic relationship. He works his tail off. He wishes to play excellent football for them since he understands how difficult everyone’s working.”
Obviously, the prepare for the Longhorns will be to offer the reigns of the offense back to Ewers as soon as he is healthy.
Ewers is presently thought about week-to-week.
They need to have plenty of time for him to recover up as well, with an overmatched ULM coming to town on Saturday, followed by a Mississippi State group that was simply blown out by the Toledo Rockets on their own field.
After that, the Horns will get a bye week, offering Ewers almost a month of healing time in overall before Texas takes a trip to Dallas to take the Oklahoma Sooners.
In either case, with this Saturday formally set to be ‘The Manning Show’ all eyes will be Austin.
Begin is set for 7 pm on SEC Network+.