No. 7 Texas faces in-state foe UTEP at DKR Memorial Stadium on Saturday, which will be a matchup of two former blue-chip quarterback recruits from the 2023 class. Texas quarterback Arch Manning , the former No. 1 player in his class by 247Sports, will square off against UTEP signal-caller Malachi Nelson , the fifth-ranked quarterback from the same recruiting cycle.

While Manning is the only five-star that has stayed at his respective school among the five such recruits from that class, Nelson has had quite the journey. After committing to USC out of high school and transferring to Boise State last year, Nelson enrolled at UTEP and won the starting job.

The Longhorns are coming off their first win -- a 38-7 victory over San Jose State -- after opening the season on the road

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