Overview

• Texas sits at 3-2 and unranked after losses at Ohio State and Florida, with Manning at roughly 1,151 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, five interceptions and about a 60% completion rate plus five rushing scores.
• Sarkisian put Manning’s average time to throw at 3.23 seconds by design to push the ball downfield, noting the target is the mid‑twos and contrasting it with Quinn Ewers’ quicker RPO approach.
• Florida pressured Manning 35 times and sacked him six times, and No. 6 Oklahoma arrives Saturday leading the nation in sacks with 21, setting up a severe protection test in Dallas.
• A New York Times post quoting The Athletic’s line that Manning is “a man synonymous with failure” drew widespread criticism across fanbases and media, intensifying scrutiny of the Longhorns’ offense.
• Opinions diverged from Bleacher Report urging Texas to sit Manning to analysts like Danny Kanell and OutKick calling flop talk premature, as Sarkisian defended his quarterback’s toughness and some outlets noted a narrow path to a playoff rebound.