At the start of the 2025 college football season, Texas quarterback Arch Manning was projected as a potential first overall pick without playing a snap. A rocky start to the 2025 season completely derailed that projection.

Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders fit that bill last year, and now Texas quarterback Arch Manning has taken up that mantle. The general public had the younger Manning's name force-fed to them so much before he'd done a meaningful thing on a football field, that they were chomping at the bit to tear down the Texas quarterback.

Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton will practice without a boot starting Wednesday. It will be his first week of practice without the boot since suffering a lower-leg injury on Oct. 11.

Navy lineman Landon Robinson was chosen as the league’s defensive player of the year, Tulane kicker Patrick Durkin the special teams player of the year and North Texas true freshman running back Caleb Hawkins as rookie of the year.

Drew Mestemaker from North Texas and Tulane's Jake Retzlaff have connections to three conference championship games this weekend.

Texas A&M quarterback Marcel returned after hurting his ankle on a scramble attempt vs. Texas. Latest injury updates on the Heisman Trophy hopeful:

With the loss officially in the rear-view mirror, Texas A&M and quarterback Marcel Reed are ready to look to the College Football Playoff. “This one’s going to be long gone in my head by tomorrow,” Reed said after the game.

The Longhorns have an elite quarterback to compete to replace Arch Manning.