Texas Football: 4 takeaways from the Longhorns spring game

Arch Manning looked like a true freshman

I mentioned on the last part of this list that Arch definitely looked like a true freshman early enrollee in the spring game this weekend. Arch did have some nice reads and throws on the day, but the fact that he started out the spring game going 3-for-10 passing, for fewer than 30 yards and no scores, didn’t signal a good start for the true freshman.

On the other hand, I must say that I’m not panicking or losing faith in the talent and potential of Arch in the slightest since he didn’t live up to all the hype in the first spring game of his collegiate career.

The fact of the matter is that getting these live spring game reps were ultra-valuable for Arch as he looks to compete with Murphy for the backup quarterback job in fall camp.

Arch still has a lot of reps that he’ll get under his belt in practice and scrimmage settings before he would be thrown out by Sark into live-game action this coming season. And from what we’ve heard about Arch’s progress in team drills and scrimmages in the last few weeks of spring ball, he was able to make real strides in terms of his pocket presence and timing.

I have full faith and confidence that Arch will continue his upward trajectory and keep developing at a fast rate heading into fall camp. With the way he got down to business with a college-ready mindset this spring, he’s going to make a lot of progress in the summer and fall.