Arch Manning has served as Quinn Ewers' understudy for 2 seasons but the time has for come to lead Texas football. Ewers is heading to the NFL draft.

Texas QB Arch Manning and LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier are the early favorites to take home the 2025 Heisman Trophy.

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.

The Texas Longhorns are heading into a new chapter under quarterback Arch Manning, after back-to-back trips to the College Football Playoff. Texas had a successful 2024 college football season, finishing the year with a 13-3 record and a 7-1 mark in SEC play.

Notre Dame asked Riley Leonard to carry the rock against Ohio State. Texas fans want to know why Steve Sarkisian didn't do the same with Arch Manning.

This year, Boise State was the non-power representative for the College Football Playoff. Next year, it will be Tulane, but it will be a very different situation than the Broncos'. Boise State got a bye and was actually ranked inside the top-12. That won't be the case next season.

But Manning has done everything his way through his recruitment and since he got to Texas. And now, finally, with Ewers announcing for the NFL Draft on Wednesday, the keys are in Manning’s hands to run the Longhorns’ offense. He’s being handed a Lamborghini and Manning should make it purr.

After making it to the CFP semifinals, Texas saw its season come to an end at the hands of Ohio State. A few days later, quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, handing the keys to the offense over to Manning.

Texas has reached consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals and posted 25 wins over two years. You have to go all the way back to when Colt McCoy was playing quarterback during coach Mack Brown's heyday more than 15 years ago to find a better stretch.

Although Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has yet to even step onto a college football field as a true starter, his legacy is already being written as o

Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) runs against Ohio State during the first half of the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. Credit: AP/Gareth Patterson Ewers' departure sets the stage for ...