If you don't have cable TV that includes SEC+, one of the most cost-effective ways to stream the game is through a subscription to Sling. You'll need the Orange + Blue with Sports Extra tier to watch the UL Monroe vs. Texas game.

An opposing Colorado State staffer made a bold claim, saying Texas football star Arch Manning is better than Quinn Ewers.

Smart's teams have overcome games like this in the past and there's no reason to believe they won't do the same thing this year as the opponents on their schedule get tougher. Meanwhile, Alabama looked like a College Football Playoff contender in a 42-10 thumping of Wisconsin in Madison.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says the freshman quarterback will get his first career start Saturday as Quinn Ewers continues to recover from a strained muscle.

How we expect QB Arch Manning and Texas football to perform in Saturday night's home game vs. Louisiana-Monroe

Injuries and a new starting quarterback could either be the best or the worst thing for the Longhorns on Saturday against a ULM team that's 2-0 and hungry for another win.

Warhawks defensive coordinator Earnest Hill said earlier in the week that some of his players played against, and beat, Manning while in high school. Manning went to Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans,