{"id":108023,"date":"2025-08-31T03:50:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T03:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108023\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T03:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T03:50:12","slug":"former-nfl-qb-sounds-injury-alarm-about-texas-arch-manning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108023\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL QB Sounds Injury Alarm About Texas’ Arch Manning"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Texas Longhorns and quarterback Arch Manning went into their matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation.<\/p>\n

While many were picking Texas to win the game, that did not end up being the case. Instead, the Buckeyes were able to pull out a hard-fought 14-7 win.<\/p>\n

All game long, the Longhorns simply did not look right. Manning, in particular, had a rough showing in the season opener.<\/p>\n

When all was said and done, Manning completed 17 of his 30 pass attempts for 170 yards, a touchdown, and one interception. He also ran for 38 yards on 10 attempts. Those weren’t the numbers fans were hoping to see.<\/p>\n

Read more: Colorado’s Deion Sanders Receives Strong Criticism From Former Star QB<\/a><\/p>\n

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\nQuarterback Arch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns passes the ball during the first quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on August 30, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio.
\nQuarterback Arch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns passes the ball during the first quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on August 30, 2025 in Columbus, Ohio.
\nPhoto by Jason Mowry\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Following the game, former NFL<\/a> quarterback Kurt Benkert took to social media to share a concerning opinion on Manning. He doesn’t think the Texas quarterback is healthy.<\/p>\n

In a post on X, Benkert suggested that Manning is dealing with a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n

“Arch clearly has a shoulder injury,” Benkert wrote<\/a>. “They definitely aren’t disclosing it. He has zero power and has to put everything he can into it. Wouldn’t be shocked if he strained it in camp.”<\/p>\n

Throughout the entire game, Manning did not look comfortable. He continually seemed to be moving his shoulders to stretch them. Even when he did that, he didn’t look comfortable.<\/p>\n

It’s possible that Benkert could be right. Also, it’s possible that Ohio State simply had a great game plan put into action by first-year defensive coordinator Matt Patricia.<\/p>\n

Read more: Urban Meyer Doesn’t Hold Back on Arch Manning Before Texas-Ohio State Game<\/a><\/p>\n

One thing is for sure, which is the fact that the Longhorns cannot afford to have that kind of a performance again. Their defense played well against Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes’ offense. Unfortunately, they won’t win many games if the offense scores just seven points.<\/p>\n

Steve Sarkisian has a lot of work to do heading into Week 2. They will be facing off against San Jose State at home next week, which will give them a much easier matchup to work through some of their issues.<\/p>\n

Hopefully, Manning isn’t dealing with an injury and simply had a rough Week 1 performance. If he is dealing with a shoulder injury, that should become clear next week against a much weaker opponent.<\/p>\n

For more on the Texas Longhorns and for more college football news, head to Newsweek Sports.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Texas Longhorns and quarterback Arch Manning went into their matchup against the Ohio State Buckeyes in Columbus…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":108024,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[708,64,63,594,593,85,710],"class_list":["post-108023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-arch-manning","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-college-football","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-texas-longhorns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108023"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108023\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}