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Steve Sarkisian provides cryptic response to possibility of playing Arch Manning in Week 1
By Mark Kern
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The old saying in football goes, if you have two quarterbacks, you have zero quarterbacks. Texas has one of the elite starters in all of college football in Quinn Ewers, but also has one the best backups in the country as well in Arch Manning. So, the old saying may not always be true.
With that in mind, there are always going to be questions about whether or not Manning is going to see the field. Head coach Steve Sarkisian was asked whether or not Manning would see the field in the first half in Week 1, he simply said “We’ll find out.”
Asked if there is a plan to play Arch Manning in the first half vs. Colorado State, Steve Sarkisian says, “We’ll find out.”
— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) August 26, 2024
It is normal for college football coaches to do that, as they don’t want to give their opponents any information on what they plan to do. But that’s usually the case for starters.
Right now, there is not a quarterback controversy in Austin at all. Ewers is the unquestioned guy in Austin, but with a guy like Manning, there are always going to be these types of questions as fans are excited to see what the next Manning can do.
The Longhorns get the 2024 season started with a home game against the Colorado State Rams on Saturday. Opening kickoff is set to happen in Austin at 3:30 pm ET, and then a showdown in Week 2 is coming for the Longhorns with a roadtrip to take on the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines.
