Sarkisian stunned the college football world by inserting quarterback Arch Manning as a replacement for Quinn Ewers, igniting a

No. 1 Texas turned to Arch Manning at quarterback while seeking a spark in the first half of its 30-15 loss to No. 5 Georgia on Saturday night. Manning stayed in the game for two possessions, finishing 3 of 6 passing for 19 yards as the Longhorns remained scoreless and entered halftime trailing 23-0.

The Texas Longhorns seemed to be invincible for the start of the 2024-25 college football season. Texas hadn't been in a true dog fight in the first couple of weeks, but Week 8 was a different story.