A few accomplished starting quarterbacks return in the SEC next season, but Arch Manning's skills give him a case for being No. 1 in SEC quarterback rankings.

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.

The Texas Longhorns will have high expectations going into 2025 after finishing two consecutive seasons in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Quinn Ewers has not officially announced his intentions for 2025, but the junior quarterback said before the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday that he expects to enter April's draft.

Many expect quarterback Arch Manning to elevate the Texas Longhorns' offense next season. He must do so with unproven pass-catchers.

The moment is here, Arch Manning is the Texas Longhorns starting quarterback. 231 days—that’s the countdown to the next snap for the Texas Longhorns. Notably, they’ll be facing the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Just last week the Texas Longhorns saw their 2024 season come to a crushing end, just one game short of the national title - again. After losing to eventual

Texas has reached consecutive College Football Playoff semifinals and posted 25 wins over two years. You have to go all the way back to when Colt McCoy was playing quarterback during coach Mack Brown's heyday more than 15 years ago to find a better stretch.

Texas QB Arch Manning is expected to get the Longhorns back into the College Football Playoff next year, and more, regardless of who's around him in Austin.