It’s that time of year again: Athlon Sports recently published a report that allowed the SEC’s football staffers to speak anonymously about Texas football, and it’s hardly surprising what some had to say.

“[Returning starting quarterback Arch Manning] is gonna be just fine. I think he did such a good job of managing it, but he was put in a tough situation. It was literally a ‘Heisman or bust’ situation for a kid who hadn’t played yet. But he’s super talented, he does everything right, he prepares hard, he’ll be just fine,” one coach told Athlon Sports.

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

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