Back to No. 1 and back to the field for Arch Manning and Texas Longhorns against UTSA

AUSTIN, Texas — The excitement around Texas rising to No. 1 after beating Ohio State had barely reached its peak before landing with a thud barely 48 hours later.

Arch Manning’s joking comments at a news conference about a fake video of coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe erupted in controversy. Manning apologized the next day. Rowe graciously accepted.