THE Texas Longhorns have made a major decision on whether to bench Arch Manning. The nephew of NFL legends Peyton and Eli has been taking the reps for the NCAA Division 1 team. They have been without their superstar quarterback Quinn Ewers through injury in recent weeks.
But the 21-year-old looks to have recovered, and that is set to spell the end of Manning . Ewers went down against UTSA, and his backup came in to take charge of the offense. That was on September 14, with the Longhorns going on to a thumping 56-7 victory.
READ MORE ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL Manning has been at quarterback since, and kept his team undefeated and ranked in the top five of college football . But Ewers practiced with the starting offensive core on Tuesday. He is now set to start at QB against the Oklahoma Sooners on October 12.
Anwar Richardson of Orangeblood reported the surprise news on social media site X. Most read in American Football "According to multiple sources, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers participated in practice on Tuesday and received the first-team reps," he said. "I was told, ‘Quinn is playing (against Oklahoma).
"No way he misses this game or the rest of the season. "He wants to win the SEC and a Natty." Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian also opened up on the starting quarterback situation.
"We need Quinn back, he’s our quarterback and he’s our leader,” he said. BELOW are the top 25 rankings of college football's best programs after Week 5 Alabama (4-0) Texas (5-0) Ohio State (.