Texas QB Arch Manning does not make Manning Award watch list
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The Texas Longhorns will open the 2025 football season in front of a packed Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, as every ticket for the home slate is officially gone. The program’s official account called it “the hottest ticket in town” when announcing the sellout, a sign of the anticipation building in Austin.
Twenty-seven years ago when ESPN The Magazine debuted with its "NEXT" cover highlighting the athletes poised to become the future faces of their respective sports, it featured a 25-year-old Kordell Stewart already three years into his NFL career.
Manning's revelation is largely unsurprising to those who have closely followed Arch’s recruitment and college career.
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