The Texas Longhorns and Arch Manning have developed a road mentality for the season that will be put to the test the first week of the season.

The Longhorns bring hype with Arch Manning at quarterback, but talent losses in the trenches leave questions. Can Texas’ star QB carry the team through the SEC gauntlet, or will early missteps derail expectations?

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning is almost certainly the No. 1 discussion point and most recognizable name among this year’s crop of college football players. But according to ESPN, that does not make him the projected best player in the country.

The Texas Longhorns landed six players in a recent ESPN ranking of the top 100 players in college football for the 2025 season.

Texas starts the season ranked No. 1 for the first time in program history and a betting favorite to win the national championship.

Obviously, Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has received plenty of tips from his uncles in Peyton and Eli, as well as grandfather Archie on the art of q

Arch Manning might be the most hyped up QB in college football history. The elite talent. The famous family. It is a lot to deal with.

What this decision has inadvertently done is put even more pressure on Texas' first-year starting quarterback Arch Manning to play at a high level during Week 1. While Manning has not had a lot of starting experience,