When Arch Manning, a five-star recruit, signed with the Texas Longhorns, he likely expected to be the starting quarterback this season. However, he will instead be backing up Quinn Ewers, the Longhorns’ starter for the past two seasons.
Despite this, Manning seems to be handling his backup role well. Coach Sarkisian described the role as “simple” for Manning.
“We’ve been fortunate to coach some pretty good quarterbacks,” Sarkisian told reporters this week, according to Fox Sports. “We’ve been fortunate to do it for some decades now. We’ve been fortunate to have some really good quarterback rooms. And I think the Manning family is pretty well aware of that.
“I think they trained Arch to try to put himself in the best position to try to play in the best conference in America and then, ultimately, put himself in the best position to further his career playing in the National Football League. I think Arch’s development has been important to the family and he’s reaping the benefit of those things. It hasn’t been very difficult at all. I think it’s been pretty simple for him.”
The Longhorns will depend on Ewers to achieve their championship goals this season, but it seems they’ll be in good hands if Manning needs to step in.
