Arch Manning to return to Texas for 2026 season: reports

Texas Longhorns backmost Arch Manning reportedly made a determination erstwhile it comes to his aboriginal astatine the school.

He has decided helium volition instrumentality to Texas successful 2026 alternatively of going pro, according to aggregate reports. Cooper Manning, Arch’s father, made the revelation successful a substance to ESPN.

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Texas Longhorns backmost Arch Manning warms up earlier a crippled against the Texas A&M Aggies astatine Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium connected Nov. 28, 2025. (Scott Wachter/Imagn Images)

"Arch is playing shot astatine Texas adjacent year," Manning wrote.

Longhorns caput manager Steve Sarkisian told reporters astatine a pre-Citrus Bowl lawsuit that Manning would beryllium capable to payment for astatine slightest 1 much play successful assemblage contempt immoderate NFL pundits believing Manning could beryllium the archetypal backmost oregon adjacent subordinate taken disconnected the committee successful the draft.

"He's a young antheral who's gotten amended arsenic the season's gone on, and not lone physically, but mentally, maturity-wise," Sarkisian said. "I would deliberation he's going to privation different twelvemonth of that maturation to enactment himself successful presumption for hopefully a agelong vocation successful the NFL. And he's got immoderate unfinished concern of what helium came present to bash and what helium came present to accomplish."

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Texas Longhorns backmost Arch Manning (16) warms up earlier a crippled against the Arkansas Razorbacks astatine Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium connected Nov. 22, 2025. (Scott Wachter/Imagn Images)

Manning hasn’t travel retired and said what helium volition bash 1 mode oregon another. He’s preparing to instrumentality connected Michigan connected Dec. 31.

Archie Manning, Arch’s grandfather, created a whirlwind successful August erstwhile helium said helium expected his grandson to state for the draught aft his redshirt sophomore season. Arch had to tamp down connected those expectations.

The 2025 season, however, didn’t precisely spell arsenic planned for Manning and the Longhorns. Despite starting the play ranked No. 1 successful the country, Texas had a dilatory commencement retired of the gate. They mislaid to Ohio State by 7 and past suffered a pugnacious eight-point nonaccomplishment to Florida.

Texas was demolished by Georgia earlier wrapping the play with an upset triumph implicit Texas A&M.

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Manning had 2,942 passing yards and 24 touchdown passes. He added 244 yards connected the crushed and 8 rushing touchdowns.

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