At the very least, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian can now force future opponents to prepare for an Arch Manning-shaped curveball. Sarkisian sent Manning, his backup quarterback, onto the field for three snaps in a 17-7 win over Texas A&M that closed ...

COLLEGE STATION — In October, Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian said he hadn't "ever entertained" the idea of installing a package to manufacture some touches for Arch Manning, the Longhorns' backup quarterback. Sarkisian's reasoning? Well ...

With Texas facing a 4th-and-2 at the Texas A&M 15, Manning replaced starter Quinn Ewers and scrambled for the game's first touchdown. Manning was initially ruled to have gone out of bounds before scoring, but that call was overturned by a review. The touchdown gave Texas a 7-0 lead with 3:07 left in the first quarter.