Football will always be king in Austin, but on Saturday, it was the Texas Longhorns men's basketball team that stole the show. Facing off against the rival No.

Texas football QB Arch Manning is not seen by one analyst as the top signal-caller in the country for the 2025 season.

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.

Here comes the gossip that would have Jerry Jones already forfeiting the 2025 season, tanking so his Cowboys can select University of Texas QB Arch Manning in the 2026 NFL Draft.

But a preseason injury to CJ Baxter gave Wisner a chance to contribute, and he seized it, ultimately usurping Jaydon Blue to become Texas' feature back. He averaged 4.7 yards per rush on his way to a 1,064-yard season and caught 44 passes for 311 yards, too.

Texas QB Arch Manning could be due to break some all-time Longhorns football program records throughout his career in Austin.

Manning's first game as the unquestioned face of Texas football will be against the same team Ewers faced in his last: Ohio State in Week 1.

Texas QB1 Arch Manning and former head coach Mack Brown meet in Moody Center during Texas vs. Texas A&M basketball game.

Colt McCoy gave Arch Manning advice on Wednesday after Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft, leaving Manning as Texas' likely starter in 2025:

Arch Manning showed off his strong arm during the Texas Longhorns' basketball game against Texas A&M on Saturday.

Arch is finally the Man (ning) in Austin. Texas starting quarterback Quinn Ewers declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft has cleared the path for Manning to be the Longhorns’ starting quarterback next season. It’s possible next season will be Manning’s lone campaign as a starter before leaving for the NFL.

With Texas football quarterback Quinn Ewers entering the 2025 NFL draft, the era of Arch Manning has arrived.