Everyone around the Texas Longhorns program knows that Quinn Ewers is the guy. Ewers will be a third-year starter for Steve Sarkisian in 2024 having already claimed a Big 12 title, a road victory against the Alabama Crimson Tide, and the Longhorns’ first-ever CFP berth a season ago.
Many experts project Ewers to be the first QB taken in the 2025 NFL draft, and people often forget how highly sought after Ewers was out of high school. Not only was Ewers the No. 1 ranked QB in the 2021 recruiting cycle, but he was the No. 1 overall player.
However, when Texas was able to land a commitment from [autotag]Arch Manning[/autotag], there was much speculation as to what that would mean for the QB situation on the Forty Acres. Especially on the outside looking in.
Similar to Ewers, Manning was also the No. 1 overall recruit in his recruiting class. So, I do find it quite remarkable that not only was Sark able to recruit both guys, but he was able to keep them. Truthfully though, Sarkisian has done an outstanding job devising a plan that helps both players develop on their timelines.
Manning knows that he would start at just about every school in the country, yet, he knows that taking his time to see the field may be the best thing for his career.
With both Ewers and Manning down in Louisiana for the Manning Passing Academy, Arch spoke to On3 regarding his expectations for the upcoming 2024 season saying, “I feel like I’m getting better every day. Just trying to stay ready. Anything can happen. I’m excited and I’m gonna be ready.”
I think that Arch is wise beyond his years and taking this time to learn from Sarkisian and Ewers is only going to benefit him down the road. If Ewers ever went down with an injury Manning would be more than ready to step in, but for now, Arch is just focused on getting a little bit better every day.
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