Texas redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning broke a scoreless tie in opposition to Texas A&M in a recreation with huge SEC implications.
Manning got here in for beginning quarterback Quinn Ewers for a designed keep on 4th-and-2 from Texas A&M’s 15-yard line, and he scored after toeing the sideline and hitting the pylon earlier than going out of bounds.
Texas and Texas A&M are assembly for the a hundred and tenth time and the primary since 2011, Texas A&M’s final 12 months as a Huge 12 member.
The winner performs Faculty Soccer Playoff No. 7 Georgia (10-2, 6-2 in SEC) in subsequent Saturday’s SEC Championship Recreation.
Manning appeared in six video games this season coming into Week 14, together with begins in opposition to UL Monroe (5-7, 3-5 in Solar Belt) and Mississippi State (2-10, 0-8 in SEC) in September after Ewers suffered an belly harm.
He additionally performed in opposition to Georgia however was pulled after an ineffective second-quarter sequence.
His landing run in opposition to the Aggies marks his most outstanding play since becoming a member of the Longhorns as a freshman final season because the top-ranked recruit within the 2023 class. (h/t 247 Sports)
Manning is in line to succeed Ewers at quarterback subsequent 12 months, and any significant snaps he will get earlier than then ought to make the 2025 transition simpler.
He appeared greater than prepared for the promotion on his landing run.
