No. 1 Texas will showcase its appreciable depth when it hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday night in Austin, Texas, within the Longhorns’ closing tune-up for Southeastern Convention play.
Texas (3-0) ascended to the highest of the Related Press High 25 ballot this week after a 56-7 win over UTSA on Saturday. The Longhorns, who had been No. 2 within the earlier rating, moved forward of Georgia after the Bulldogs struggled to beat Kentucky later that night.
It is the primary time Texas has headed the ballot since halfway by the 2008 season, after which the Longhorns ended up 12-1 and No. 4 upon beating Ohio State within the Fiesta Bowl.
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian mentioned his workforce has had little dialogue of the rating and wouldn’t dwell on it.
“Again within the day, the polls had been big as a result of they dictated who received to play for a nationwide championship, and in the end who gained the nationwide championship. Now you have to go earn it,” Sarkisian mentioned. “Our guys, I do not even assume they discuss it. They don’t seem to be sitting within the locker room speaking about it. They’re centered on what they should enhance.”
The Longhorns rang up a 614-260 benefit in complete yardage within the win over UTSA in a coming-out occasion for freshman quarterback Arch Manning, maybe probably the most ballyhooed backup sign caller within the nation.
Manning entered in aid of the injured Quinn Ewers and threw a landing cross on his first snap, one in all 4 he amassed in about two quarters. Manning accomplished 9 of his 12 throws for 223 yards; he additionally ran 67 yards for one more rating that had Darrell Okay Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium shaking at its basis.
On Monday, Manning was named SEC Co-Freshman of the Week for his efficiency. He’ll begin Saturday towards ULM as Ewers continues to nurse a strained indirect.
“Arch will begin at quarterback Saturday,” Sarkisian mentioned Thursday on his weekly pregame video name, per 247Sports. “You understand, I really feel like Quinn has made nice strides ever since Saturday night time into the place he is gotten to. However my determination is — I am trying ahead to [Ewers’] future as a participant, but additionally to the way forward for the season for us and the longevity and getting him presumably another week more healthy for the long run.”
The Warhawks (2-0) have been higher this season beneath first-year coach Bryant Vincent however should take an enormous bounce ahead this week to be something however fodder for the deep and gifted Longhorns.
ULM had an open week on Sept. 14 after producing a 32-6 residence win over UAB on Sept. 7 behind a dominating second half.
The Warhawks tallied 296 yards of offense, together with 209 on the bottom. They capped the win with 22 consecutive factors that included a security within the third quarter and a 30-yard pick-six by Automotive’lin Vigers early within the fourth.
“We’ve constructed a tradition right here in a brief period of time,” Vincent mentioned. “We’ve large relationships with our gamers. Our gamers play for one another, they play for (Monroe, La.) they usually play for our coaches.”
ULM defeated Jackson State in its season opener. It is the second consecutive yr that the Warhawks have began their marketing campaign with two victories; final yr’s workforce ended up 2-10.
“We’ve to grasp what received us thus far and the work and preparation and focus that received us right here,” Vincent mentioned. “There isn’t any want to alter.”
ULM won’t have a quarterback as well-known as Manning, nevertheless it does have one with a singular identify – Basic Booty. The junior QB has handed for a complete of 191 yards and a rating within the Warhawks’ first two video games.
–Area Stage Media