AUSTIN, Texas — Welcome to the Arch Manning era, y’all.
The redshirt sophomore quarterback went through his first spring practice as QB1 on the Forty Acres on Tuesday morning as the Texas Longhorns opened the spring at Frank Dennis Fields.
What follows are observations from the portion of practice made open to the media.
Predictably, Manning’s presence loomed large in a new-look Texas team that features a handful of new or promoted assistants and 27 new players, including 22 early enrollees and five transfers.
After a special teams period that included redshirt freshman wide receiver Aaron Butler and early enrollee wide receiver Daylan McCutcheon working on punt return, the quarterbacks worked on handoffs from under center and then threw some routes with the wide receivers and tight ends.