It becomes a first-world problem when a coach like Steve Sarkisian has to choose between redshirt freshman Maalik Murphy and true freshman Arch Manning for the Texas Longhorns’ backup quarterback job. On3’s theorizing, albeit with good reason, that Manning will eventually overtake the elder Murphy for the gig behind returning starter Quinn Ewers.
I think they’ll play whoever they think is better,” On3 analyst Andy Staples said, according to Inside Texas. “You know, the one thing with Arch is, they’re not going to pressure, like the family and that, they’re not going to pressure anybody to play him.