Arch Manning has been through the wringer in the 2025 college football season. With the Texas Longhorns (8-3, 5-2 SEC) playing for their lives in the final week of the campaign, a star on the program has issued a straightforward statement on Manning, who put the league on notice with a commanding outing in Week 13.

Whenever #16 is on the field for Texas, you know a big play can happen. That is true for both quarterback Arch Manning and defensive back Michael Taaffe. With the Longhorns gearing up for the season-finale against the 11-0 (7-0 SEC) Texas A&M Aggies, Taaffe delivered a powerful admission on the starting quarterback in Austin.

“I think he’s the most hated person in all of college football, and he doesn’t even care,” Taaffe admitted per Inside Texas. “He just cares about winning

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