Texas Coach Attacks ‘out Of Control’ Expectations As Arch Manning Flops In Season Opener

Arch Manning pointed nan digit astatine himself arsenic his coach criticized extracurricular expectations arsenic No 1 Texas opened nan play pinch a 14-7 nonaccomplishment astatine Ohio State connected Saturday.

Manning, nan nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning and grandson of Archie Manning, completed 17 of 30 passes for 170 yards pinch 1 touchdown and 1 interception.

“Ultimately not bully enough,” Manning said of his performance. “Obviously, you don’t want to commencement disconnected nan play 0-1, and they’re a bully team, but I thought we hit ourselves a batch and that starts pinch me. I’ve sewage to play amended for america to win. I deliberation I hit myself today.”

Manning was shaky from nan commencement and had only 26 passing yards astatine halftime. He was stuffed astatine nan goalline trying to people successful nan 3rd quarter.

“We’ve gotta person those,” Manning said. “And I’ve gotta make much of a push because that was a large plaything successful nan game.”

Overall, Manning came up short successful his debut arsenic nan full-time starter for nan Longhorns, but didn’t want to talk astir injured receivers aliases excessive turnover connected nan violative statement from nan 2024 College Football Playoff type of Texas.

As Manning said he hoped he would beryllium capable to look backmost astatine Saturday’s nonaccomplishment arsenic his worst capacity of nan season, caput coach Steve Sarkisian was speedy to punctual Manning and Texas not to put excessively overmuch banal successful nan first section of what nan Longhorns expect to beryllium a memorable season.

“For Arch, nan expectations were retired of power connected nan outside,” he said. “But I’d opportunity let’s decorativeness nan book earlier we judge it. This is 1 chapter, and we’ve sewage a agelong play to spell play.”