COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Texas’ Arch Manning came into Saturday’s opener at Ohio State with a lot of expectations to live up to.

The much-hyped sophomore took the top-ranked team on the road to face the defending national champions. Add into that being the consensus early Heisman Trophy favorite, it was no wonder that some nicknamed the Longhorns preseason “Arch Madness.”

Manning struggled under the weight of heady expectations for three quarters. He nearly led Texas back in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough as the Longhorns lost to the third-ranked Buckeyes 14-7.

“The expectations were out of control on the outside, but I’d say let’s finish the book before we judge it,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said. “This is one chapter, and we got a long season to go play.”

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