Longhorns Daily News: Texas’ Arch Manning’s maturity is evident, per QB’s mentors

ORLANDO, FL - DECEMBER 31: Arch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns runs with the ball during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl game between the Michigan Wolverines and the Texas Longhorns on December 31, 2025 at Campting World Stadium in Orlando, Fl. (Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

Like the athlete’s family, Texas football head coach Steve Sarkisian has held a key place amongst the audience of influential football minds that have watched returning Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning grow up.

From the Manning family’s living room to their soon-to-be four college football season working together, Sarkisian has been there as Manning’s maturity both physically and mentally has noticeably leveled up.

So, we can take Sarkisian’s assessment of the incoming redshirt junior quarterback as accurate.

“Arch has been back now, really going outside of the team stuff, and I can see the continuity with [Auburn transfer receiver Cam Coleman], which we knew was going to be important,” Sarkisian said, according to 247Sports. “I think he threw him two touchdowns today. So, that level of comfort [between Manning and Coleman] for me, feels better. I’m not so concerned.”

Encouraging Sarkisian as a player developer has been Manning’s emergence as an authentic team leader, he noted.

“He’s being himself now,” Sarkisian added.

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