Overview

• Texas opened with a 14-7 loss at Ohio State as Arch Manning went 17-for-30 for 170 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and the Longhorns twice came up empty inside the Buckeyes’ 10.
• Texas fell from preseason No. 1 to No. 7 in the AP poll, and FanDuel lengthened Manning’s Heisman odds to +1800 after Week 1.
• Steve Sarkisian highlighted footwork and decision-making corrections for his first-year starter, as ESPN charted a 37% off-target rate that ranked as the Longhorns’ most inaccurate single game in a decade.
• Reaction remained split, from Tom Brady’s call for resilience to an NFL scout’s description of the outing as “a little hard to watch,” with Mel Kiper Jr. calling the broader draft hand-wringing “much ado about nothing.”
• The schedule turns to three straight home games against San Jose State, UTEP and Sam Houston before SEC play begins at Florida on Oct. 4.