Will Texas make it to the College Football Playoff again with a younger team? Here are five bold predictions for the Longhorns in 2025.
Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning comes in for a single play during the fourth quarter of a CFP first round playoff game against the Clemson Tigers at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, December 21, 2024.
Will Texas make it to the College Football Playoff again with a younger team? Will Arch Manning prove to be worthy of the hype surrounding him?Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington's A La Carte.The Longhorns struggled with their execution in the red zone last season, shooting themselves in the foot with a negative plays or penalties in high stakes games. They scored a touchdown on 44 out of 69 attempts.Having Manning at starting quarterback opens up more options, allowing the coaching staff to play around with his speed in the red zone and not rely on throwing deep each down. Texas will also have running back Quintrevion Wisner, who excels at turning short yardage plays into scoring opportunities.despite a lack of much on-field experience. So far in training camp, he has shown that he is aggressive with the ball, making big plays and getting it to his receiver’s hands quickly.“He’s always going to be super aggressive as a quarterback,” assistant quarterback coach Michael Bimonte said. “He wants to make big plays. That’s what he’s accustomed to.”Manning will most likely walk a fine line between the successes and failures of his risky plays. Because of this, one of the other candidates, like LSU’s Garrett Nussmeier, will take the Hesiman.DeAndre Moore Jr. is calling it, so who is to doubt him when he backs it up in training camp?Moore will be one of the starting punt returners and a vital part to the receiving corps. In 16 games last year, Moore had 456 receiving yards and seven touchdowns.For this prediction, several things have to go right. First, Texas has to go undefeated in the regular season, which will not be an easy feat with road games at Ohio State, Florida and Georgia.If both Georgia and Texas make it to the SEC Championship with their new starting quarterbacks, the Bulldogs will win in front of the home fans in Atlanta.Who is Steve Sarkisian? 10 things to know about the Texas Longhorns’ head coach
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