Jeff Howe

Yep. More than one thing can be true.

He tried to ruin the movie Rudy and I think he's overrated. I'd take Elway or Marino over Montana in a heartbeat.

Yep. Norm Chow and Matt Leinart have both been on the record stating that they expected Leinart to be the pick.

At the end, yes, but I wonder how much the daily grind of being an NFL quarterback was beaten out of him by that point.

It’s official: I’m ready to jump on the Justus Terry hype train.

Another part of the equation here is Sark having a better feel for what Arch likes and what helps get him in rhythm. It’s no coincidence that Sark’s opening scripts were much more effective as the year went on, coinciding with Arch’s growth.

PFF has him down for two from that depth.

This is an area where Arch and Cam Coleman can grow together. Coleman had three drops on short passes last season (0-9 yards down the field), which was tied for the second-most in the SEC.

AUSTIN, Texas — Those wondering how Arch Manning’s first day of Texas camp went didn’t have to wait long to find out. “I thought Arch had a good day,” Steve Sarkisian said after the Longhorns wrapped up Wednesday’s practice. Five minutes into his post-practice press conference, Sarkisian was asked which Longhorns, in his opinion, stood out in the team’s first official practice, held at Denius Fields with 31 days to go until the Sept. 5 season opener against Texas State. Manning’s name was the first out of Sarkisian’s mouth. “I've seen a lot of rough quarterback days (on the) first day of practice,” Sarkisian said. “The defenses have seen all of these same plays, I feel like, all summer long. I thought he looked good.” If Manning can be efficient, successfully build a rapport with the revamped Texas wide receiver and offensive line groups (making up for time he missed while recovering from foot surgery in the spring), continue to protect the football and find ways to create explosive plays, it’ll be a successful camp for the redshirt junior. While checking the boxes next to those items on the to-do list, Manning needs to make strides to elevate his game and the offense as a whole is making his layups, as Sarkisian calls them. According to Pro Football Focus, Manning was one of the least effective quarterbacks in the SEC when throwing the ball up to nine yards down the field. Of the 20 SEC quarterbacks who attempted at least 30 passes from a depth of 0-9 yards last season, Manning ranked last in yards per pass attempt (5.3), posted the fourth-worst completion percentage (69.2) and threw for the fifth-fewest yards (624). The Longhorns’ improvement in the short passing game isn’t squarely on Manning’s shoulders. Only 28.7 percent of Manning’s pass attempts last season came within the area of the field that PFF defines as a short pass (Georgia’s Gunner Stockton was the only SEC quarterback with a lower percentage on at least 30 attempts). Still, Manning’s 10 percent drop percentage (nine drops on short pass attempts) was the fifth-highest in the SEC; Manning threw just one interception and was charged with only two turnover-worthy plays on short passes. Among 17 SEC quarterbacks who attempted at least 30 passes behind the line of scrimmage in 2025, Manning’s PFF passing grade (72.6) was the fifth-best in the conference. That’s also where Manning's grade on intermediate throws (10-19 yards down the field) was, with an 89.5 putting him just outside the top quarter of SEC quarterbacks. One of the top Power Four quarterbacks last season on deep throws (a PFF grade of 91.5 on attempts of 20 yards or more down the field was the fourth-best in the SEC among the 14 quarterbacks who threw at least 30 deep balls), the short game is the passing depth where Manning noticeably struggled to find his footing last season. To that end, Sarkisian would be surprised if that part of Manning’s game isn’t markedly better in 2026. “I think that he's put in a lot of work and I've seen the progress that's been made by him, and that's a credit to him and the time and effort he's put into this thing,” Sarkisian said. “My goal and hope for him is that he just does what I've been watching him do because I think if he can take that next step, we know the big-play potential is there. “Like I say, making your layups is huge.” View full news story

That’s like asking me if I’d rather take a rattlesnake bite to the face or a gunshot to the stomach. Both are terrible options.

That's some 7-9 BS. IYKYK

We're roughly 30 minutes away from Steve Sarkisian meeting with the media after Wednesday's camp practice, which was the first for the Longhorns. We'll have updates from Sark coming off the practice field, with 31 days remaining until Texas opens the 2026 season at home against Texas State.

We'll have notes from Sark's post-practice press conference in a separate thread.

I'm going to get that knitted on a throw pillow for the OTF office.

No doubt. It's all in good fun.

It ain’t about the size of the dog in the fight…

Yes, very much so.

Not at all. He’s had a good attitude, put forth good effort and made strides since he got to campus. His clearance was significant news because Texas was awful at left guard. Seymore just needs to make that position consistently average to be a significant upgrade.

No conditioning issues for the offensive line that I saw. It was all individual work while we were out there.

VY's winning percentage as a starting QB in the NFL: .613 Jeff Fisher's winning percentage as an NFL head coach: .512 VY succeeded while playing for a guy who was waiting impatiently for him to fail. VY isn't without blame, for sure, but it would be nice if Fisher admitted just a little bit of fault.

I might actually respect Jeff Fisher if he said at some point (he might've said something like this and I just missed it) that he didn't want to draft VY, never wanted VY and took an inkling of responsibility for why it didn't work out in Tennessee. The "he showed weakness" comment in the trailer, out of context or not, is all I need to see and/or hear to know that what I'm asking for is too much.

Underrated performance, for sure!