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TAMPA, Fla. — Arch Manning’s goal coming out of the 2025 season and entering his second campaign as QB1 on the Forty Acres was simple. “Stay present,” Manning said while making the rounds at SEC Media Days in Tampa on Thursday. “Take it one day at a time.” For Manning, who was under a white-hot spotlight before he ever took a snap in a Texas uniform, that’s easier said than done. Still, Manning has grown while learning how to deal with life in a fishbowl ahead of what figures to be his last season with the Longhorns. He believes it’s the biggest difference between the player he is now and who Manning was before leading No. 1-ranked Texas into last season’s opening game on the road against reigning national champion Ohio State. “I think I've become more present,” Manning said. “I've obviously matured. I think going through those rough times, I learned a lot about myself and I've become a better man because of it and, hopefully, a better player.” Manning joked that he isn’t aiming for a repeat performance against the Buckeyes, when he threw for 170 yards, one touchdown and an interception on a 17-for-30 afternoon throwing the football in a 14-7 loss. The loss was part of a turbulent first half of the season for Manning, whose play inspired an article published by "The Athletic" openly pondering if Manning was college football’s first flop. After a 16-13 overtime win over Kentucky in which the offense posted season-low totals for total yards (179), yards per play (3.3) and first downs (eight), Manning was, statistically, one of the least productive quarterbacks in the SEC. His 207 passing yards per game entering the team’s next game against Mississippi State ranked 71st nationally and 13th in the SEC among 16 qualifying quarterbacks. He also ranked 91st in FBS and last in the conference in completion percentage (60.3), while his 140.4 pass efficiency rating ranked 63rd nationally and 11th in the SEC. Things changed, however, after Manning led a furious second-half rally in a 45-38 overtime win over Mississippi State the week following the woeful performance against the Wildcats. In November, which included wins over Vanderbilt, Arkansas and Texas A&M (along with a loss to Georgia), Diego Pavia and Trinidad Chambliss were the only SEC quarterbacks with more passing yards per game than Manning's 286.8. Over the last four games of the regular season, Manning completed 62.2 percent of his passes and tied Chambliss for the third-most passing touchdowns among SEC quarterbacks (nine) while throwing only one interception. Coming off a turnover-free performance with 376 total yards and four touchdowns in a Citrus Bowl win over Michigan and fully recovered from postseason foot surgery, Manning isn’t changing his live-in-the-now mindset in the face of sky-high expectations. “I'm not really worried about the outside world,” Manning said. “That's what I'll continue to try to do.” View full news story
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TAMPA, Fla. — Arch Manning’s goal coming out of the 2025 season and entering his second campaign as QB1 on the Forty Acres was simple. “Stay present,” Manning said while making the rounds at SEC Media Days in Tampa on Thursday. “Take it one day at a time.” For Manning, who was under a white-hot spotlight before he ever took a snap in a Texas uniform, that’s easier said than done. Still, Manning has grown while learning how to deal with life in a fishbowl ahead of what figures to be his last season with the Longhorns. He believes it’s the biggest difference between the player he is now and who Manning was before leading No. 1-ranked Texas into last season’s opening game on the road against reigning national champion Ohio State. “I think I've become more present,” Manning said. “I've obviously matured. I think going through those rough times, I learned a lot about myself and I've become a better man because of it and, hopefully, a better player.” Manning joked that he isn’t aiming for a repeat performance against the Buckeyes, when he threw for 170 yards, one touchdown and an interception on a 17-for-30 afternoon throwing the football in a 14-7 loss. The loss was part of a turbulent first half of the season for Manning, whose play inspired an article published by "The Athletic" openly pondering if Manning was college football’s first flop. After a 16-13 overtime win over Kentucky in which the offense posted season-low totals for total yards (179), yards per play (3.3) and first downs (eight), Manning was, statistically, one of the least productive quarterbacks in the SEC. His 207 passing yards per game entering the team’s next game against Mississippi State ranked 71st nationally and 13th in the SEC among 16 qualifying quarterbacks. He also ranked 91st in FBS and last in the conference in completion percentage (60.3), while his 140.4 pass efficiency rating ranked 63rd nationally and 11th in the SEC. Things changed, however, after Manning led a furious second-half rally in a 45-38 overtime win over Mississippi State the week following the woeful performance against the Wildcats. In November, which included wins over Vanderbilt, Arkansas and Texas A&M (along with a loss to Georgia), Diego Pavia and Trinidad Chambliss were the only SEC quarterbacks with more passing yards per game than Manning's 286.8. Over the last four games of the regular season, Manning completed 62.2 percent of his passes and tied Chambliss for the third-most passing touchdowns among SEC quarterbacks (nine) while throwing only one interception. Coming off a turnover-free performance with 376 total yards and four touchdowns in a Citrus Bowl win over Michigan and fully recovered from postseason foot surgery, Manning isn’t changing his live-in-the-now mindset in the face of sky-high expectations. “I'm not really worried about the outside world,” Manning said. “That's what I'll continue to try to do.”
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What if Casey Thompson never hurt his thumb
DanielOnorato replied to akhookem's topic in On Texas Football Forum
Wasn't a fan of Casey..he was average at best -
“Great length, great speed, tremendous man-to-man ability. Not a secret why he was a top two or three player. We’ll see how far we can take him. We don’t have an expectation of a timetable. We’re going to coach him and develop him. I do know he’s got the right competitive spirit and skillset to be a good player for us.”
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44 Days Until Kickoff: Who’s Your Favorite No. 44?
General Grant replied to Blake Munroe's topic in On Texas Football Forum
Cole wins. -
What if Casey Thompson never hurt his thumb
Austalgia replied to akhookem's topic in On Texas Football Forum
If Casey doesn’t get hurt, we have another national championship and he is starting for the Cleveland Browns, winner of Super Bowl LX. What could have been? -
What if Casey Thompson never hurt his thumb
akhookem replied to akhookem's topic in On Texas Football Forum
I get the OU part but for me it’s different than Livingston due to 1. His dad played there and 2. At least it wasn’t right after leaving us😂 and he didn’t start lol -
What if Casey Thompson never hurt his thumb
hookemrj13 replied to akhookem's topic in On Texas Football Forum
Now I mean committing to OU will do that; I lost favor with him for that just like Livingstone (which I am going on record here, Livingstone is going to be the leading WR in that game for both teams) -
@CJ Vogel we need answers
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Jbro52 started following Chase Daniel loves some Arch
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What if Casey Thompson never hurt his thumb
akhookem replied to akhookem's topic in On Texas Football Forum
100%, I just don’t understand why a lot of Texas fans trash him, just seems unfair to me based on how he played when healthy, and had a horrible oline and defense, some people talk about him like he was worse than Swoopes and other guys lol. Baffles me -
I heard it too. If its recent, congrats homie!
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Sent you a DM. Looking for tickets.
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What if Casey Thompson never hurt his thumb
Assistant Regional Manager replied to akhookem's topic in On Texas Football Forum
Players have hot stretches all the time. The game will tell you know you are. Water finds its level. He transferred 3 times and went to a worse spot each time. -
Are we able to sell our tickets to our fellow OTF members. There are several games I can't attend and others I will only need 2 of my 4. I rather sell to Texas fans for sure than risk through stubhub and have an Ohio St. or Florida fan sitting next to me.
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What if Casey Thompson never hurt his thumb
hookemrj13 replied to akhookem's topic in On Texas Football Forum
For what its worth, I stand with you. Unsure of what happened outside the program, but for those few games he shined imo. Also does no one remember the photo of his palm with the thumb injury he played with? ON HIS THROWING HAND...it was wild.