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Arch Manning Surprisingly Snubbed From Prestigious College Football Honor
Arch Manning Surprisingly Snubbed From Prestigious College Football Honor originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has not been a full-time starter for his team yet, but was featured in a watch list for a particular award. Manning played in 10 games last season with two starts for his team. His starts came after Quinn Ewers suffered an oblique injury in the Michigan Wolverines game. Ewers played in the following game versus the UTSA Roadrunners, but was forced to exit early. Manning threw for 939 passing yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions last season. On Thursday, the preseason watch list for the 2025 Manning Award was released, and the Texas star's name was not included. The award is handed out annually by the Allstate Sugar Bowl and goes to the best quarterback in college football. Last year's winner was Miami Hurricanes quarterback Cam Ward. The last Texas player to take home the award was Colt McCoy in 2009, when the Longhorns reached the National Championship Game, but lost to the Alabama Crimson Tide 37-21. While Manning was not named to the watch list, he is still making a positive impact on Texas. The quarterback is apparently influencing the commitment decision of five-star edge rusher Zyron Forstall. Forstall and Manning are both natives of New Orleans, Louisiana, and were able to click fairly quickly when the recruit visited the Longhorns. Elsewhere in recruiting for Texas, the Longhorns are hot on the trail of four-star tight end Brock Williams. However, while Williams seems to be favoring the Georgia Bulldogs, Texas was named the biggest threat to the SEC program in his recruitment. Texas opens the year with the Ohio State Buckeyes on August 30 at Noon ET on story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
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ESPN Predicts Texas' Postseason Fate
ESPN Predicts Texas' Postseason Fate originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Texas Longhorns have their eyes on a third-straight College Football Playoff berth in 2025 under head coach Steve Sarkisian. Sarkisian has been to the semifinal round in 2023 and 2024 and comes into this season with a 38-17 overall record. ESPN's Mark Schlabach and Kyle Bonagura predicted how the CFP field would look on Friday. They both had Texas making the National Championship Game, but with different opponents. Schlabach had the Longhorns facing the Clemson Tigers, with Texas winning its first national title since 2005. Bonagura did not reveal his winner, but had Sarkisian and company take on the Penn State Nittany Lions. The last time Texas won a national title, it competed against the USC Trojans. Quarterback Vince Young scored the go-ahead touchdown run with under 30 seconds left in the game to defeat Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart 41-38. Fast forward to 2025, and Texas has a new quarterback under center in Arch Manning. The fate of Texas' playoff hopes may ride on if the young gunslinger lives up to the name on the back of his jersey. He has two starts to his name after coming in for Quinn Ewers, who suffered an oblique injury in the 31-12 Week 2 win over the Michigan Wolverines. Ewers played the next game against the UTSA Roadrunners, but was forced to exit. Speaking of quarterbacks, the 2025 Manning Award preseason watch list came out on Thursday, but was missing a key name. Manning was not included, even though he shares the last name of the award. Although he was excluded from the running, he is still making an impact at Texas through recruiting. Manning met with five-star edge rusher Zyron Forstall on a recent visit, and the two New Orleans, Louisiana, natives hit things off. The Longhorns begin their playoff journey on August 30 versus the Ohio State Buckeyes at Noon ET on story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 16, 2025, where it first appeared.
