Arch Manning is on the scoreboard.
The redshirt freshman quarterback accomplished his first faculty landing move whereas including one other one on the bottom in a 52-0 Texas rout of Colorado State on Saturday.
Manning, the nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli Manning, received his likelihood to shine within the third quarter and starter Quinn Ewers having constructed an insurmountable 38-0 lead within the third quarter.
Texas began the drive on the Colorado State 49, earlier than Manning took a snap out of the shotgun, faking a handoff earlier than firing a move previous the sticks to Johntay Prepare dinner II, who scampered for a 40-yard pickup.
Two performs in a while third-and-goal, Manning noticed his receivers properly lined so he scrambled out of the pocket and ran towards the road of scrimmage.
However as a substitute of sticking with the run, he made a shovel move to the close to sideline to an open Silas Bolden, who sprinted towards the tip zone earlier than diving throughout the objective line for a rating.
Manning wasn’t achieved there, nevertheless, as he led a methodical 11-play scoring drive within the fourth quarter, which was capped off by a quarterback keeper from the 1-yard line to attain the Longhorns’ remaining landing of the day.
It was a giant day for the 19-year-old, who completed his outing by finishing 5 of 6 passes for 95 yards.
There have been rumors earlier than the 2024 season that Manning would possibly switch when possible Heisman candidate Quinn Ewers determined to remain at Texas for one more yr.
In July, although, Manning reiterated his intentions of staying in Austin for the lengthy haul.
“It’s powerful since you wish to be on the market taking part in along with your boys,” Manning mentioned throughout media availability at this yr’s Manning Passing Academy, as reported by The Athletic.
“However [it came down to] simply realizing there’s nowhere else I wish to be, and it was my dream to play at Texas,” Manning mentioned. “I’m going to stay it out and play there finally.”
Texas has an enormous check in Week 2 when it faces reigning nationwide champion Michigan in Ann Arbor subsequent Saturday night time.
