AUSTIN (KXAN) — Two talented quarterbacks in Arch Manning and DJ Lagway will clash in Gainesville on Saturday when No. 8 Texas heads to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to take on Florida, and they'll be under a powerful microscope to see if they'll rise to lofty expectations.
Both quarterbacks are in their first seasons as the full-time starter, and they were hyped up to a fever pitch in the preseason. Suffice to say, neither signal caller has lived up to the hype, which in Manning's case, has been called "out of control" by head coach Steve Sarkisian.
Sarkisian said he and his staff are working with all the players to navigate the intensified media coverage of college football in the NIL and transfer portal era. It's something that continues to evolve, and after watching several college games