In a mid-September clash against the UTSA Roadrunners, the Texas football team lost Heisman Trophy hopeful Quinn Ewers to an abdomen injury, sidelining him on a week-to-week basis, including the last two games against the Lousiana-Monroe Warhawks and Mississippi State Bulldogs. In the two contests sans Ewers, the Texas Longhorns outscored their opponents 86-13, including a stellar home win in their SEC opener. In the double-digit victory against the Bulldogs, backup turned starting quarterback Arch Manning went 26-of-31 for 324 yards and two touchdowns.
Manning completed 83% of his passes, threw for well over ten yards per attempt, and played turnover-free football in his team’s 35-13 win. The former five-star recruit earned the top spot in PFF’s Week 5 Power Four QB leaderboard for his efforts.
PFF Highlights Texas Football QB Arch Manning as Top Performer
Per analytical power PFF on Twitter:
Highest Graded Week 5 Power Four Quarterbacks:
Arch Manning – Texas – 94.2
Hank Bachmeier – Wake Forest – 91.9
Kevin Jennings – SMU – 91.4
Jalen Milroe – Alabama – 90.9
Kyle McCord – Syracuse – 90.3
Jake Retzlaff – BYU – 90.1
Behren Morton – Texas Tech – 88.8
Brendan Sorsby – Cincinnati – 87.9
Avery Johnson – Kansas State – 86.9
Hudson Card – Purdue – 81.8
Sitting comfortably in the top spot for last weekend’s highest-graded Power Four quarterback is budding Texas football star Arch Manning. Last Saturday, Manning led the Texas Longhorns to a 35-13 victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs, their second game with the redshirt freshman under center in favor of the injured Quinn Ewers. The only other SEC signal-caller to make the top ten of PFF’s best quarterback performers is Jalen Milroe of the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Manning went 26-of-31 for 324 yards and two touchdowns in the win. For the season, Manning has thrown for 900 yards and nine touchdowns against two interceptions. He is completing 71% of his passes. He has also utilized his running ability, scampering for 82 yards and three scores on 13 carries.
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