Texas coach gives outlook after Arch Manning foot surgery

Dec 31, 2025; Orlando, FL, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) rushes with the ball for a touchdown against the Michigan Wolverines during the second half at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning, one of the top prospects for the 2027 draft class, revealed in an interview wth On3’s Chris Low that he injured his foot in the Longhorns 2024 win over Texas A&M in Kyle Field during a 15-yard touchdown run.

“There was just so much day-to-day stuff to make it feel good for the games (last year) that everyone kind of thought it was the best idea to go ahead and get the surgery done this offseason,” Manning said.

Manning has yet to participate in live 11-on-11 drills this spring following the surgery.  Now, head coach Steve Sarkisian is providing the outlook following the surgery, and luckily for Longhorns fans, it’s about as good as can be.

“I’d say on Arch in general, because I’ve heard some of the sentiment you’ve heard, people are overreacting way too much to this,” Sarkisian said. “The guy had a foot issue that we had to get fixed that we didn’t want to do last year right before the season and/or during the season. So we waited until after the season. He could have been back in spring practice probably in week three.

“But he’s in year four in our system, so him throwing 7-on-7, him throwing routes on air, that getting KJ (Lacey), Dia (Bell), and MJ (Morris) more opportunities to get accustomed to playing systematically for us. Rest assured, Arch Manning is fine. He looks great.”

Manning and the Longhorns open the season at home on September 5 against Texas State.