Arch Manning made his debut as the starting quarterback — this time at home — and his performance didn’t disappoint. A dominant win over San Jose State brought some relief to a Texas Longhorns team that had opened the 2025 NCAAF season with a loss on the road against the Buckeyes.

The quarterback finished the game with four touchdown passes and even added a rushing score with an impressive run. Yet, despite the strong stat line, he didn’t seem entirely satisfied with his performance.

In a recent postgame interview following his team’s convincing 38–7 win over the Spartans, Manning was openly critical of his own performance, making it clear that he expects to raise the bar even higher moving forward.

“Once again, not very good. We’ve got to clean up a lot of things,” he said. “Some guys

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