According to head coach Steve Sarkisian, his program will pass on hosting a spring game ahead of next season to better focus on preparing a roster of new players for the 2025 season, meaning the next time the Longhorns will take the field will be in late August against Ohio State in Columbus.

The landscape of college football has been shifting rapidly, and traditional events that once seemed untouchable are now being reconsidered. Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkis

However, head coach Steve Sarkisian clearly wanted Manning to sit and learn, and now he has two years of experience in the system and a couple of starts under his belt. Two things

Steve Sarkisian says Texas quarterback Arch Manning, his starter in 2025, is more than ready to lead the Longhorns.

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian dropped the least explosive bombshell in the history of college football on Thursday. Arch Manning, the former No. 1

The quarterback battle at Texas has been a major storyline throughout the 2024 season, as fans and analysts debated whether Quinn Ewers or Arch Manning was the best choice for QB1.

Texas also awarded a raise and extension to Johnny Nansen, hired in 2024 as co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach. Scheduled to make $925,000 in 2025, Nansen will now earn $1.1 million and is now on the hook to make $1.2 million in 2026.

Well, according to Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian, one thing is a certainty heading into the 2025 offseason: QB Arch Manning will be the starter for his team next fall. No real blockbuster there, but it still wasn't something that Sarkisian was willing to admit to on Thursday - until FanDuel Sports Network's Kay Adams managed to gradually drag it out of him.

The Quinn Ewers era at Texas has come to a close after he declared for the 2025 NFL Draft, opening the way for Arch Manning to take over as the team's full-time starting quarterback heading into the next season.