Arch Manning ready for the first season as a starter from Texas

Atlanta – Texas Quarterback Arch Manning moved through the Sec Media Day on Tuesday and created the kind of attention that was recorded by youngest superstars like Tim Tebow and Johnny Manziel.

Remarkable of his first season as a full -time starter, mening with ease and shows a credited joke and points out that his crowning glory as a superstar is not yet based on performance.

“It's strange,” said Manning to Espn. “I didn't deserve anything, so I just tried to participate and play the ball.”

Manning started two games for the Longhorns and has 250 snapshots in his career, which means that there is a separation between production and expectations. College football has long been heated by emotions, and Manning's background, the recruitment of hype and the talents that he showed on the field in Texas have made madness.

Manning's appearance here came with an appreciation for the moment. His grandfather Archie Manning played quarterback with Ole Miss, and his Super Bowl Champion -onkel Peyton (Tennessee) and Eli (Ole Miss) also played in the Sec. He grew up in New Orleans and went to play with Ole Miss and LSU and has a deep appreciation for the history of the conference.

“It means everything,” said Manning. “I mean, my family in Sec. I grew up for second games to be part of it. Now to represent the Sec Media Day, it's a kind of dream. I know that I haven't done anything in the Sec yet, but that's the goal.”

Manning's first game as a full -time starter of Texas will be in the state of Ohio, the defending champion, in week 1. The showdown of August 30 promises a rounded scene for its complete unveiling for the football-high missions, packed stadium and surrounded by many unknowns on two talented squads that deal with significant sales.

“Every time you can open up the champions in your place, a damn good challenge will be, and I think we are happy about it,” said Manning. “You have many good players, new defense coordinator Matt Patricia, which will be interesting.

In a small allusion to the sensation around Manning, the experienced director of Media Communications, John Bianco, accompanied him to his interviews on Tuesday. Usually Bianco would go down with the head coach, but the audible ensured the need for an experienced traffic police officer among the 1,200 registration information here.

Manning appeared from the attention, with his behavior a lovable mix of Mediterranean “AW -Hucks” and calm self -confidence. Dealing with attention was a large part of his life in view of his famous football family, and that partly led to him to choose Texas for college.

“I think that was the cool thing why I partially selected Texas because Austin is a big city,” he said. “You can somehow go places where nobody really knows where they are. I don't know if that was possible in Tuscaloosa or Oxford.”

Manning said that it proved an adaptation to the class early on and was asked for pictures or autographs were signed. Manning quickly found an antidote against this problem.

“I usually just call my mother,” he said. “Most of the time I would be like [uh huh]And she would not say anything. “

That will be part of life, since almost a dozen autograph seeking here at Media Days in the hotel and sprinted to the SUV when the Texas quota exit.

Longhorn's coach Steve Sarkisian is optimistic at Manning, who supports a five-star quarters back in the 2023 class class in the past two years. He pointed out that Manning has “some swag” in the past two years that he has shown as a touchdown. He is also excited that the defense of Texas is the most talented during his tenure, which should reduce the pressure of the transition from Manning.

Manning threw nine touchdowns in 10 games last year and hurried for four more. He started playing against Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State when Ewers was injured and threw four touchdowns in a relief appearance against UTSA.

Sarkisian also temporarily used him in short situations to take advantage of his sportiness. Manning joked about his “welcome to the Sec moment”, who came against Georgia in the regular season when he was “depressed” by Bulldogs star Jalon Walker.

Sarkisian pointed out that Manning conquered the Texas convergent room by adding it because he “makes sense for her”.

“He does not believe that he is more than him, and does not go around and shows the name on the back of his jerseys,” said Sarkisian. “He is just a loose guy. He is very assignable. He is a good teammate with a really good sense of humor that works extremely hard and he works extremely hard because he wants to be really good. He doesn't do it for anyone.”

The anticipation for Manning is the case that there is speculation that he could be a high choice in the NFL design of 2026. This route would stand in the way of what Peyton and Eli did when they played their college careers, partly to develop completely. The early NFL expectation for the offices is that Arch will probably play two seasons in college.

Manning duckled up to his future Tuesday, and Sarkisian hopes that the QB is productive enough to make an NFL decision.

“I just want the guy to have a really good season this year and we will cross this bridge when it comes,” said Sarkisian. “I hope he has a really difficult decision to make because it probably means that he really played well.”

In retrospect, Manning said that he was grateful that his two years as a backup enables him to develop and appreciate that he remains in the same system all three seasons.

He said on Tuesday that he was exposed to the by -product of a friendly bet with a friend for the last two days on all social media. He called it “healthy” when he said that he was not looking for something about himself, but “only” scrolling “.

When he prepares to take over the face of the Texas program, Manning thought about the guidance of his grandfather.

“I get a lot of advice,” he said, “but I think the only thing I keep coming back is that my grandfather always tells me that I should be a good guy and be a good teammate, so I think I will do that.”

Then, like his father, Cooper, he missed his career due to health problems as Ole Miss receiver.

“Obviously my father's career was shortened, so I try not to take anything for granted,” he said. “Take the media days, the hard runs, the time in the changing room and the time in the team bus and simply appreciate these moments.”