The Texas Longhorns dominated the Colorado State Rams in a blowout 52-0 win on Saturday afternoon.
Most fans of the Denver Broncos probably didn’t like seeing CSU getting blown out, but it did lead to the appearance of Peyton Manning‘s nephew.
Longhorns redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning replaced starter Quinn Ewers late in the third quarter with Texas leading 38-0. Manning went 5-of-6 passing for 95 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for a score.
Arch is the son of Cooper Manning (Peyton and Eli’s brother). He had just five passing attempts in two appearances with the Longhorns last fall.
You can watch the 19-year-old QB’s highlights from Saturday’s game below:
His very first pass went for 40 yards:
https://twitter.com/HookemHeadlines/status/1830001065934405681
Later in the drive, he threw his first touchdown pass:
https://twitter.com/espn/status/1830002209620152323
Here’s a sampling of how fans reacted to the QB’s performance on Twitter/X:
https://twitter.com/LawrenceMuir1/status/1830001951263899904
https://twitter.com/NashTalksTexas/status/1830000889429704859
https://twitter.com/_hayleyymarie_/status/1829987118392762535
https://twitter.com/Brown_Tom_Hanks/status/1830001023957815558
https://twitter.com/ShutdownSurtain/status/1830001496181653740
The Broncos just used a first-round draft pick to select quarterback Bo Nix in April. If Nix doesn’t work out, perhaps Denver will consider Manning in 2026 or 2027.
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