Analyst Believes Steve Sarkisian, Texas Aren’t Doing Arch Manning Any Favors
Arch Manning is entering this upcoming college football season with pressure unlike any other quarterback who’s made just two career starts. The Texas Longhorns’ passer is taking over for Quinn Ewers, who was a solid signal-caller for head coach Steve Sarkisian.
With Ewers operating the offense, Texas made back-to-back College Football Playoff semifinals. With the buzz that surrounds him, that seems to be the floor for what people expect out of Manning.
“It’s interesting how they’ve talked about Arch,” J.D. PicKell said Thursday on On3’s “The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell.” “Because with as high-profile as he is and as how high-profile as he was a recruit, I think it’s very easy to want to tippy-toe with a person like that. You don’t want to put him too far out into the spotlight, you don’t wanna have him be this larger-than-life story, but Texas really hasn’t fought that.
“Like, I think Texas and the fanbase and the media and I think everyone internally understands, like, ‘No, no, this is the time. This is what you signed up for.’ He’s had his time to wait, he watched Quinn Ewers do it, he’s been a part of some good teams. Like, it is now Arch Manning’s team.”
Manning won both of his starts last season, against Louisiana Monroe and Mississippi State. During those games, he combined to go 41 for 60 for 583 yards and four touchdowns through the air. His next test will be a much more difficult one as the Longhorns open their season on the road against Ohio State.
