AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — All smiles after the biggest victory of his career, Texas quarterback Arch Manning said Monday he wasn’t bothered by the harsh criticism leveled at him the first half of the season.

Everyone, he said, is entitled to their opinion of him.

“Look, I wasn’t playing well and I’m going to continue to get better. But you know, everyone has their own opinion. That’s what’s good about America, everyone gets freedom of speech. It doesn’t bother me,” Manning said Monday .

Manning struggled through his first five games as a starter while No. 21 Texas (4-2, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) fell all the way from preseason No. 1 to unranked for a week.

But a crisp and efficient effort in a 23-6 win over rival Oklahoma in the pressure cooker of the Cotton Bowl in Dallas was the ki

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