The final score may not indicate it, but Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns played their best game of the NCAA season during the 34-31 win over the Vanderbilt Commodores. After the game, head coach Steve Sarkisian voiced a sincere statement for everybody on the locker room to hear.

You hear it on every level of football. From pee-wee to the big leagues, protecting the quarterback is priority number one for every team. In college football, the recipe for success isn’t any different. Texas may have figured that out the hard way, but at least it seems to be a learned lesson in Austin. During the home win over the Commodores, Manning enjoyed the cleanest pocket he’s had all year at The Forty Acres.

Coming into the game after a week in the NCAA’s concussion protocol, keeping Manning out of

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