Look: Texas QB Arch Manning Participates in First Longhorns Practice

Longhorns freshman Arch Manning has hit the practice field for the first time with Texas

Matt Galatzan | Mar 6, 2023

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In terms of practice debuts, there may not be a more anticipated one in Texas Longhorns history than that of highly-touted five-star freshman, Arch Manning.

And on Monday morning in the Longhorns' first spring football practice of the new offseason, the wait finally ended, with Manning hitting the field for the first time.

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It is unclear where Manning sat on the depth chart heading into his first practice, is expected to challenge No. 2 quarterback Maalik Murphy if he wants to serve as the primary backup to incumbent starter, Quinn Ewers.

What we do know, is that Arch will at least have that chance, with head coach Steve Sarkisian suggesting at the end of last season that the Horns could have an open quarterback competition this offseason.

“So, like every year, we'll go into the offseason and wipe the slate clean and let these guys compete and battle and see what it looks like because that's what makes us better," Sarkisian said in November. "And, ultimately, when other guys are working at their craft, that should motivate us to want to continue to improve our game.”

In his four seasons as the starter for Isidore Newman, the five-star Manning led the Greenies to the playoffs each year and shattered both his uncle Peyton and uncle Eli's high school records.

Manning finished his prep career completing 488 of 743 passes for 6,307 yards and 81 touchdowns, with 17 interceptions. He also rushed 91 times for 742 yards and 19 touchdowns.

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Published Mar 6, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.