The Texas Longhorns are expected to be a powerhouse in the 2025 season, led by exciting young quarterback Arch Manning. Not everybody is necessarily buying the hype, however.

The Arch Manning era is finally in full swing, yet it seems like some watching the Texas Longhorns from the outside have the same question: what took so long? Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning and grandson of Archie Manning,

Arch Manning has received a ton of hype since coming to the Texas football program, but he has been in a backup role for his entire career so far. He has spent the last two years sitting behind Quinn Ewers, who was just selected in the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft. So, if Manning is so good, why wasn't he able to beat out a seventh-rounder?