Arch Manning has the name, but does he have the game? Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian named him the starting quarterback for the 2025 season. What’s next?  Arch Manning Has Everything After Being Named Starting Quarterback Manning’s family lineage is well known as the nephew of Eli and Peyton Manning.

Fans and pundits across the college football world were adamant that Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian needed to bench starting quarterback Quinn Ewers in favor of Arch Manning. The nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning had showcased his massive arm and track-like speed when Ewers went down for 2.

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian talks to quarterback Arch Manning (16) during the first Texas Longhorns football practice of 2023 at the Frank Denius Fields on the University of Texas at Austin campus on Monday, March 6, 2023. Aem Texfoot First 2023 Practice 7 | Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK