One yr faraway from a 14-7 loss to Ohio State to start his first full-time season because the starter, Texas quarterback Arch Manning has an opportunity to redeem himself and make a press release in prime time because the fourth-ranked Longhorns host the No. 1 Buckeyes on Saturday night time (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
Regardless of the struggles he endured in that individual recreation, Manning nonetheless handed for 3,163 yards and 26 touchdowns final season, along with 399 yards and 10 scores on the bottom.
That mentioned, he nonetheless has so much to show, particularly after finishing a horrendous 56.7% of his passes and struggling mightily in opposition to the Buckeyes final season. Regardless of that, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum will not be involved with Manning and believes he’ll lead Texas to a win on Saturday night time.
Arch Manning has an enormous alternative in opposition to Ohio State
“I’ve by no means been round a younger quarterback who has ever dealt with himself higher than Arch Manning,” Finebaum mentioned throughout an look on Thursday’s version of “First Take.” “What he has to do is take that charisma off the sphere and apply it to the sphere as a result of final yr on this spot, he was unprepared. I blame (head coach) Steve Sarkisian for that. He acquired rattled, he merely didn’t look comfy at any level in that recreation. However on the finish of the season, he regarded just like the quarterback all of us thought he was going to be and I feel he is going to try this.”
