Texas QB Arch Manning set to enter the 2025 season as the Heisman favorite

Arch Manning is heading into his first season as Texas’ full-time starter and is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy.

The junior quarterback is +600 at BetMGM to win the trophy in December as he takes over for Quinn Ewers. Manning, the top quarterback in the class of 2023, appeared in 10 games and started two in 2024 when Ewers was sidelined by an oblique injury.

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Manning showed flashes of his immense talent in that limited sample size a season ago. After Ewers was injured against UTSA, Manning threw for four TDs and broke a long TD run. But he threw two interceptions against Louisiana-Monroe in his first start before going 26-of-31 passing for 325 yards and two TDs against Mississippi State.

Ewers returned against Oklahoma and played the entire game before Manning relieved him as Georgia was dominating the Longhorns on Oct. 19. Manning’s arrival into the game didn’t give Texas a spark; he dealt with the same pass rush issues that Ewers did and was 3-of-6 for 19 yards before Ewers came back into the game in the 30-15 loss.

Overall, Manning was 63-of-95 for 969 passing yards and nine TDs through the air with those two interceptions. He also rushed 28 times for 115 yards and four TDs.

Arch Manning is the favorite to win the Heisman Trophy ahead of the 2025-26 college football season. (CFP/Getty Images)

(CFP via Getty Images)

Manning is the Heisman favorite thanks to his status as the starting QB on a team that made the College Football Playoff semifinals a season ago and because of his name recognition across the country. The nephew of Peyton and Eli is the most recognizable player in college football even before starting a Week 1 game. And his first Week 1 start will come in Columbus, as the Longhorns visit the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes to begin the season.

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Author : Nick Bromberg

Publish date : 2025-06-24 13:18:00

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