College Football Insider Points Out What Should Drive Arch Manning and Texas Longhorns
Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns have been on the doorstep of the College Football Playoff national title game two seasons in a row. Arch Manning takes over at quarterback this coming season, and expectations might be the highest they've been during the head coach's tenure.
On Texas Football's Jeff Howe believes the heat is a good thing for the program in Austin.
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"I think the great thing Sark has done ... the last two offseasons, is he's identified something to keep the team hungry," Howe said last week. "Coming off that loss to Washington, it was, 'Hey, think about how close you were. You've gotta be obsessed. If you wanna get back there, you've gotta be obsessed with it.' I think for this team is, everybody's talking about what you don't have.
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian.Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images
"You know, 'You've lost four starters on the offensive line. You're gonna lose a first-round wide receiver. You're gonna lose a Jim Thorpe Award winner. You're losing the Outland Trophy winner. You're losing all this.' ... I think Sark's gonna use that internally; at least he'd be smart to, to say, 'Hey, there's a lot of people that are waiting for you guys to fail.'"
As Howe touched upon, the Longhorns could see at least three players go in the first round of next week's 2025 NFL Draft. Offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., receiver Matthew Golden, and cornerback Jahdae Barron have all been projected that early in the lead-up to the event. Quinn Ewers, now an afterthought for Texas, will hear his name called at some point, as well.
Related: Steve Sarkisian Compares Arch Manning to Former First-Round Pick
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