Manning's first game as the unquestioned face of Texas football will be against the same team Ewers faced in his last: Ohio State in Week 1.

Arch Manning will never lead Texas football to a CFP title if the Longhorns don't fix a critical issue that held the offense back during the 2024 season.

Arch Manning's tenure as Texas' full-time starting quarterback begins with a bang on Aug. 30, when the Longhorns travel to Ohio State in a rematch from the College Football Playof

If anyone can relate to what Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning will experience next season, it’s former Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel. Like Manning,

Smith and Manning are among the rising superstars who not only helped their teams get to the 2024 postseason but also figure to define the race to the 2025 national championship. They will be household names next fall as two of the biggest figures in the entire sport.

Following the news from EA Sports, some fans took to social media to share their thoughts on whether Manning should be on the cover of the 2026 installment of the popular game.

Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers has declared for the NFL draft, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

Texas QB Arch Manning is expected to uphold the Longhorns' newly-established standard during his first college football season as the unquestioned starter in Austin.

Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney has three predictions on Texas and Arch Manning, the 2025 quarterback class and which QBs will be starting in college football next season. MORE: Ranking the top performances in Friday's Polynesian Bowl CLASS OF 2025 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2026 RANKINGS: Rivals250 | Team | Position | State CLASS OF 2027 RANKINGS: Top 100 TRANSFER PORTAL: Full coverage | Player ranking | Team ranking | Transfer search | Transfer Tracker University of Texas Texas has been so close to a national championship the last two years but could not get out of the semifinal round either time.

The transfer portal continues to shake up the NCAAF, and the QB for the Texas Longhorns, Arch Manning, knows he may be without two key teammates for the upcoming season.

The Longhorns sideline boss could've made some serious cash in the pros but decided to stick around longer and mentor his future meal ticket in Austin.