At least according to the people around Texas QB1 Quinn Ewers, the plan has always been for the young man from Southlake to play this season, with Arch as the backup. Ewers would then declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, where some "experts" have him rated as a potential No. 1 overall pick.

University of Texas quarterback Arch Manning is set to make the first start of his college football career on Saturday, leading the Longhorns onto the field for their first game as the nation's No. 1 ranked team since 2008.

It has been a week full of Arch Manning talk. The Texas Longhorns backup QB replaced an injured Quinn Ewers against UTSA last Saturday. Manning accounted for five touchdowns and college football analysts have been having a field day speculating if there is a QB controversy now in Austin since.