Overview

• Texas is 3-2 and unranked after the Florida loss, with Manning at roughly 1,151 passing yards, 11 touchdowns, five interceptions, and 160 rushing yards with five rushing scores through five starts.
• Sarkisian contrasted Manning’s average time to throw at about 3.23 seconds with Quinn Ewers’ 2.59, explaining the offense has leaned into deeper concepts that naturally extend plays and tax protection.
• Florida sacked Manning six times and generated 35 pressures, the most of the Sarkisian era at Texas, while Oklahoma enters Red River tied for the national lead with 21 sacks.
• A New York Times post promoting an Athletic story that called Manning “a man synonymous with failure” drew widespread criticism from fans and media figures, with voices like Joel Klatt critiquing play and others such as Danny Kanell calling the flop talk premature.
• Coverage frames Saturday’s rivalry as a litmus test for Texas’ season and narrative, with a small boost from receiver Parker Livingstone being expected to play after negative X-rays on a leg injury.