The Texas Longhorns are one of the most intriguing teams heading into the 2025 college football season. Ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Poll, the expectations in Austin are sky-high, with hopes of capturing an SEC Championship and winning the national title — something they’ve fallen short of in each of the last two seasons in the College Football Playoff.

Twenty-seven years ago when ESPN The Magazine debuted with its "NEXT" cover highlighting the athletes poised to become the future faces of their respective sports, it featured a 25-year-old Kordell Stewart already three years into his NFL career.

After two years riding the bench with minimal game time, Arch Manning is finally stepping into the spotlight as the face of the Texas Longhorns and a marquee name in the NCAA. The

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian offered a review of how Arch Manning performed in the team's first fall scrimmage on Saturday.

As many others around Manning and the Longhorns have said, Golden was impressed with how the young quarterback handles himself despite his background and famous football family. He also shed some light on how the typically mild-mannered Manning does show some fire around his teammates.

Arch Manning Goes Viral After Allegedly Declining Venmo Request originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Texas enters 2025 ranked No. 1 in the recent AP Top 20 preseason poll with Arch Manning stepping up as the full‑time starter and, despite limited college snaps, sitting at the top of Heisman odds boards.