The Texas Longhorns dominated the Colorado State Rams in a blowout 52-0 win on Saturday afternoon.
Most fans of the Denver Broncos probably didn’t like seeing CSU getting blown out, but it did lead to the appearance of Peyton Manning‘s nephew.
Longhorns redshirt freshman quarterback Arch Manning replaced starter Quinn Ewers late in the third quarter with Texas leading 38-0. Manning went 5-of-6 passing for 95 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for a score.
Arch is the son of Cooper Manning (Peyton and Eli’s brother). He had just five passing attempts in two appearances with the Longhorns last fall.
You can watch the 19-year-old QB’s highlights from Saturday’s game below:
His very first pass went for 40 yards:
Arch Manning’s first play is a 40-yard pass to Johntay Cook II! pic.twitter.com/5OdLHksvDx
— Hook'em Headlines (@HookemHeadlines) August 31, 2024
Later in the drive, he threw his first touchdown pass:
ARCH MANNING WITH HIS FIRST COLLEGIATE TD PASS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nAcXUbyreI
— ESPN (@espn) August 31, 2024
Here’s a sampling of how fans reacted to the QB’s performance on Twitter/X:
If Arch Manning was at any other school he would probably be in the Heisman conversation. He threw two passes and looked better on both plays than almost any QB play I’ve seen all day.
— Lawrence Muir (@LawrenceMuir1) August 31, 2024
The crowd maxed out the decibel meter after Arch Manning’s first pass 😂 pic.twitter.com/VMNqJ0FDi6
— Nash (@NashTalksTexas) August 31, 2024
We actually are letting Texas lead by so much because we want to see the future Broncos qb, Arch Manning get a few snaps
— hayley (@_hayleyymarie_) August 31, 2024
Future Broncos QB arch manning with that touchdown
— Millie Bobby Pulido (@Brown_Tom_Hanks) August 31, 2024
As much as I REALLY WANT Bo to be the Answer.
I’m still 100% team Arch Manning as the Broncos QB if he doesn’t work out🙏🏼
— 𝓒 𝓜 𝓒 (@ShutdownSurtain) August 31, 2024
The Broncos just used a first-round draft pick to select quarterback Bo Nix in April. If Nix doesn’t work out, perhaps Denver will consider Manning in 2026 or 2027.
