Can Arch Manning redeem himself on the road after a tough 2025 season? Get your essential stats and insights on the Texas Longhorns’ quarterback ahead of the major Tennessee matchup!
In this episode, Madison Davis dives into Arch Manning’s past road game performances, breaks down key stats from his 19 career starts, and previews why this season could mark a turning point. Texas fans and college football enthusiasts will appreciate the comparison to legends like Vince Young, the honest assessment of Arch's growth under Steve Sarkisian, and the preview of new offensive weapons that could change the game for the Longhorns. Whether you’re a Longhorn diehard or just want to stay ahead for football Saturdays, this quick hit packs the info you need.
Statistically, Arch Manning has not performed well on the road, and but that was back in 2025. It's 2026. Arch Manning is due for a big performance on the road. That starts this Saturday against the Tennessee Vols. I'm ready. I know you're ready. What's going on, everybody? I'm Madison Davis, and you are tapped in with the Longhorns Hit. Get your quick hits twice a day, multiple times a day, 5-minute episodes on your favorite team. Go subscribe now to the Locked On Longhorns Hit podcast over there on YouTube. And quick shout out to our sponsor, Kalshi. Uh, download the Kalshi app and use code HIT, H-I-T, to get $25 when you trade $25. Coming up, I do have stats that will show you how this year it will be different. Hang on in there. I promise you it's going to be different. Arch Manning knows it. I know it. Let's do it. We have to go over some key stats here, uh, back in 2025, uh, how his stats weren't really the best on the road and true road games at Ohio State. Uh, I know you guys remember week 1, uh, we went against Ohio State. He was 17 of 30, 56.7%, uh, 1 touchdown, 1 interception, which isn't bad, but you don't want turnovers, especially in big marquee games. Uh, then at Florida— excuse me, at Florida, 16 of 29, uh, he went 55.2%, which isn't bad, but he had 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Turnovers, we can't have those in big games. At Kentucky, 12 of 27, uh, 44.4%, which is the worst one. I'm not gonna lie, that's the worst one. 0 touchdowns, 0 interceptions. Um, at Mississippi State, I believe this one was his best one right here. 29 of 46, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception. Yes, there was another turnover, but he had 3 tuds. 3 tuds. He was doing his thing. He also had 10 carries and 6 yards, uh, and a touchdown on the ground in that game. Last but not least, at Georgia, 27 to 43, uh, about 62.8%, 1 One touchdown, one interception, five carries minus seventeen yards. That's that's on the ground. It's not really you know it's not ideal, and you really do not want that. And it's the turnovers that are recurring. They're recurring, and you don't need that in key marquee games. We don't need that. Arch knows that, and he knows he has to be better. But that was his first year actually starting, so I don't really hold that against him. It's a new year. It's a new year, and I've got some stats for you to prove that it is a new year. But we do want to give a shout out to our sponsor Calshy. Uh, over there on Kalshi, we're actually, uh, we have a 66% chance of winning this matchup against Tennessee this Saturday. I'm excited for this game. I know you're excited for this game. Go ahead, download the Kalshi app, uh, and use code HIT, H-I-T, to get $25 when you trade. $25. That's Kalshi, K-A-L-S-H-I. Kalshi, trade on anything. And when I mean anything, I mean anything. Anything. Now, to these stats, baby. To these stats, to these stats. We have to remember, Arch is early on in his career as a starter for Texas. So he's only had 19 career starts, and really, this is gonna be his 20th. So I, hey, hey. And this is how, this is, this is his stats just in 20, in 19 career starts. His record is 16-3. He's 4-2 versus top 10 opponents. And that's, that's major. That's major. That's major. And just to compare, um, Vince Young was actually 0-2 in his top 10 matchups, uh, in, in 19 starts. So that, that's something. That's something. He's 358 of 573. That's 62.4%. Um, 4,633 passing yards, which is really good. 41 touchdowns, 11 interceptions with a 148.7 passer rating. That's, that's pretty good. That's pretty good. 130 carries, 588 yards, and 13 touchdowns on the ground using his legs. And I do believe Arch will do that more and more, uh, as his career goes on. And 5,221 total yards, 54 total touchdowns. Arch, he's getting there. He's getting there. But what, what the problem is, I believe a lot of people aren't really patient with Arch right now. And we have to understand, this is, this is his second year starting. It's his second full year starting as the quarterback for the Texas Longhorns. We have to be patient. We have to be patient. And I believe Steve Sarkisian will have ways to get him really involved on the ground now that you have a 3-headed monster. And now that you have a monster on the outside on one side with Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo on the other side with Mosley at the slot getting money and getting active. Arch. Knows he had a horrible game last, uh, last week. He knows it. We know it. Steve Sarkisian knows it. Everybody knows it. Uh, Arch knows he's due for one. He is due for a redemption game, and it's going to be this week. You saw it through the presser. He's focused. He's locked in. There's no smiling. There's no joking. He's at it. He wants it, and we know he wants it. Steve Sarkisian knows he wants it. He's letting him grow up, right? He's letting him grow up right here, right now. And there's no better way to grow up at Neyland Stadium against Tennessee, uh, in their territory. Uh, you know that, you know the saying, walk in their trap, take over their trap. This is Madison Davis with your Longhorns Hit. Get your quick hit, 5 minutes multiple times a day, uh, on your favorite team. Go subscribe now on the YouTube, Locked on Longhorns Hit. It's been a pleasure. Hook 'em!