Crisis Awaits Arch Manning as Texas Insider Confirms Trouble in Football Camp After Steve Sarkisian’s Injury Update
The end of the Texas Longhorns’ season was pretty anticlimactic. However, HC Steve Sarkisian will take solace from their overall year. It was a new era for the program, being their first year in the SEC post-realignment. Now, another fresh wrinkle in this era is imminent. Peep over the horizon and Arch Manning is standing there, waiting to ascend over Austin after 2 years in the shadows. But it’s not all sunshine and rainbows.
On the surface level, it’s all going to plan for Texas. Hand over the quarterbacking reigns from Quinn Ewers to Arch Manning for a seamless transition to continue their status as contenders. But things in College Football hardly ever work out with this much smoothness and linearity. The transition was bound to throw up some curveballs. They’ve come about now. Alongside Notre Dame and Ohio State, Texas played the most games in the FBS last season. One that was already longer than ever, owing to the extra regular season game and 12-team playoffs. This meant the players had to work harder than any of their predecessors. Owing to the sheer volume of games, the injury bug hitting Austin was always a looming possibility. Despite Sarkisian’s proactive efforts to avoid this calamity, it’s struck his camp. Alarmingly, Manning’s supporting cast on offense is seeing the worst of it.
As many snaps as Manning has played in his time as the understudy, becoming the starter is its own kettle of fish. There’s been a turnover in the receiving room, with Matthew Golden and Isaiah Bond headed to the NFL. This means spring camp was massive for building chemistry between the new QB1 and new-ish receiving corp. Out of the returning receivers, DeAndre Moore Jr. was the most productive. This is the season when Moore becomes a primary starter. He and Ryan Wingo are in the reckoning for being WR1. Well, in a surprise turn of events, DeAndre Moore is injured. Sarkisian announced Moore won’t be a full participant in spring camp. This renders a cloud of uncertainty over Arch Manning’s development and confidence in the system. Since getting reps with Moore was paramount. Plus, he’s not even the only weapon Arch shall miss. When it rains it pours.
