The pressure in Austin remains intense, but hope isn’t gone yet. Despite a 3-2 record and a slide out of the AP Top 25, Texas football still has a path to the College Football Playoff , if head coach Steve Sarkisian and quarterback Arch Manning can stabilize things.

As Sports Illustrated noted, only one of the Texas football team's two losses came in SEC play, leaving room to fight back into the conference title picture.

Manning’s growth is at the center of that mission. While the sophomore quarterback has thrown for 11 touchdowns and five interceptions, he’s struggled under pressure, often holding the ball too long.

Sarkisian addressed that directly this week, explaining the difference between Manning’s approach and that of his former quarterback, Quinn Ewers , as noticed by

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