QB Arch Manning Officially Signs With Texas Longhorns

Arch Manning is officially a Texas Longhorn, signing his letter of intent on Wednesday

Matt Galatzan | Dec 21, 2022

AUSTIN - The Texas Longhorns have officially earned the biggest recruiting win in the modern era of college football, with Isidore Newman (New Orleans, LA) and top recruit Arch Manning officially signing his letter of intent on Wednesday morning.

Manning originally committed to the Longhorns in June, and has been locked in ever since, becoming the first commitment in the 2023 Longhorns class to send in his LOI.

With the signing of Manning, the Longhorns have not only secured the biggest recruit in the 2023 class, but in program history.

Manning is the unanimous No. 1 recruit across all major recruiting services and sits just behind Vince Young as the highest-rated recruit ever signed by the Longhorns per 247Sports' composite rankings.

In short, Sarkisian has landed his white whale.

In his four seasons as the starter for Isidore Newman, Manning has 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.

Manning is now set to enroll on the 40 Acres in January as one of many early enrollees.

It is unclear whether or not Manning will compete for the starting job, but according to Sarkisian, the quarterback competition will likely be an open one, despite the already high-profile Quinn Ewers winning the job in 2022.

You can follow Matt Galatzan on Twitter @MattGalatzan

Want to see the Horns in action? Get your Texas Longhorns game tickets from SI Tickets here!

Want the latest in breaking news and insider information on the Longhorns? Click Here to Subscribe to the Longhorns Country Newsletter

Want even more Texas Longhorns? Check out the SI.com team page here

Follow Longhorns Country on Twitter and Facebook.

Make sure to subscribe to the Longhorns Country Podcast today! Click here To Listen.

Published Dec 21, 2022

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.