AUSTIN, Texas — Arch Madness is officially here, for a week at least.
The redshirt freshman quarterback from New Orleans is receiving his first collegiate start for the Texas Longhorns after filling in for injured starter Quinn Ewers last week in a sensational performance during which Manning went 9-of-12 passing for 223 yards and four touchdowns in addition to a 67-yard touchdown run, the longest for a Longhorns quarterback since Vince Young in 2005.
One pressing question for Texas as kickoff approaches against the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks at 7 p.m. Central on ESPN+ at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium is which running backs will be available to share the backfield with Manning — junior Jaydon Blue missed last week’s win over UTSA with an ankle sprain sustained against Michigan and sophomore Quintrevion Wisner left the UTSA game and did not return with an undisclosed injury.