By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR
Published: 18:57 EDT, 11 October 2025 | Updated: 19:02 EDT, 11 October 2025
Arch Manning critics may owe him an apology.
After struggling to live up to the hype for five games, the grandson of New Orleans Saints legend Archie Manning led his unranked Texas Longhorns to a stunning upset of the Oklahoma Sooners in Dallas on Saturday.
The Longhorns had ranked first in the Associated Press preseason poll but lost to No. 3 Ohio State in the opener and again to Florida last week, leaving Texas out of the top 25.
But despite his early season struggles and an 0-2 record against major schools, Manning was solid, if unspectacular in his first taste of the Red River Rivalry.
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