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09/15/26 - QB Arch Manning, rJr/2028, Texas, (DS#1 QB)

09/14 WEEK 2 SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Arch Manning, Texas, Position: Quarterback,...Texas' Arch Manning, a senior quarterback from New Orleans, La., led the first 20-plus-point comeback in the fourth quarter against a No. 1 team in 22 years in the Longhorns' 24-23 win over top-ranked Ohio State. Manning orchestrated three consecutive touchdown drives to end the game - all of at least 12 plays and 72 yards - to rally from a 23-3 deficit. On those three drives, he completed 13-of-18 passes to seven different receivers for 125 yards and one touchdown and rushed three times for 26 yards. Two of his completions came on fourth downs in Texas territory that kept two of the scoring drives alive. The Longhorns became the only team in the past 15 years to close a victory with three straight touchdown drives of 12 or more plays.

It marked the third-largest comeback win by any FBS team against an AP No. 1 team this century, while Texas became the first non-conference opponent this century to score 21-plus points in the fourth quarter against Ohio State (first overall team since Michigan in 2022). Manning has now thrown a touchdown pass in four consecutive games against a Top 5 opponent, the longest streak by an FBS quarterback since a six-game run by Ohio State's Will Howard in 2024. He holds a 5-2 record in seven games against Top 25 teams dating back to last season with a 3.33-to-1 touchdown-to-interception ratio, and four of those victories came against Top 10 teams. Manning has now led four fourth-quarter comebacks in his career after doing so against Kentucky, Mississippi State and Michigan last year. Manning improved his record to 14-3 as a starter across three seasons and in that time has passed for 4,632 yards and 40 touchdowns, while rushing for 544 yards and 14 scores and posting one receiving touchdown. - SEC Football

(DS#1 QB) rJr/2028