At the time, Sarkisian was discussing the Longhorns’ need to break through the College Football Playoff semifinals.Now, the conversation surrounding Texas centers on whether Arch Manning can make it through Saturday night’s showdown against Ole Miss without Sarkisian being forced to turn to backup KJ Lacey.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom."He's very comfortable with who he is.
He's not trying to be something that he's not," Sarkisian said at SEC Media Days about Manning.DID WE CREATE A MONSTER? ARCH MANNING 'AW SHUCKS' PERSONA IS SUPPOSEDLY GONE BEFORE CRITICAL OLE MISS SHOWDOWNArch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns throws a pass in the second half against the Florida Gators at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, on Oct.17, 2026.
(Getty Images)Unfortunately for those that have rooting interest on 'Forty Acres' in the football program, we have reached the point where this has become a must-win game against Ole Miss, for a Longhorns team that continues to struggle on offense without many answers on how to fix it, besides letting Arch "rip it."Looking back to those conversations in Tampa before the season started, Arch Manning is now trying to be something he's not by taking on an "edgy" mindset with his perceived back against the wall.Or maybe it's the opposite.Has Manning always been a young man that carried an edge about him, until Sarkisian tamed him?Either way, Steve Sarkisian has noticed something different about his quarterback this week, which also comes at a time of heightened criticism towards the Texas offense."I don’t know if we lost him.
We created this.We did.
All of us.Y’all included.
Me.The whole thing, right.
Everybody on ESPN, we’ve created this.And so we’ll see what comes out of it," Sarkisian said about Manning's persona this wee...