"Better performance than Patrick Mahomes": CFB fans exhilarated by Arch Manning's insane first quarter stats for Texas in Week 2

Garima
NCAA Football: San Jose State at Texas - Source: Imagn
NCAA Football: San Jose State at Texas - Source: Imagn

After a difficult first game against Ohio State on the road, Arch Manning hit the ground running for Texas in Week 2 against San Jose State at home on Saturday. In the first quarter, Manning threw two touchdown passes, a short 3-yard slant to Parker Livingstone and an 83-yard pass to Livingstone again on a wheel route. He ended the quarter with 101 passing yards and two touchdowns.

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Fans on X reacted to his performance.

“WE ARE BACKKKKKK. HOOK EM🤘🤘🤘,” a fan commented.
“Big dawg,” a fan said.

One fan referred to NFL quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ good but late-blooming effort in Kansas City Chiefs’ season-opening loss to the LA Chargers, writing:

“Better performance than Mahomes yesterday btw.”

More comments followed.

“People be sleepin on him the whole time” a fan said.
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“Arch starting like he’s been here forever 🔥 101 yards and 2 TDs in the 1st — pure madness 🏈🙌,” a fan wrote.

The excitement came despite some early sloppiness from Texas and the relatively weak competition. San Jose State, while game, is not considered a top-tier opponent, something a few skeptical fans noted.

“lol they playin basically a d3 school at home,” a fan commented.
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In the first quarter, Arch Manning showed improved decision making, mobility and confidence in pushing the ball downfield, a big difference from Week 1, where he went 17-of-30 for 170 yards, one touchdown and one interception, in a 14-7 loss to the Buckeyes, where the defense limited him immensely.


Arch Manning’s Texas in Week 2’s second quarter

Arch Manning threw his third touchdown pass of the game, a 36-yard strike to Jack Endries, putting Texas up 21-0 with 14:45 left in the quarter.

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Later, a sack by Texas’ Colin Simmons forced San Jose State into a third-and-long situation, and the team fumbled. Horns’ defender Trey Moore scooped up the ball and returned it to the SJSU 1-yard line. From the 16-yard line, Manning responded with his fourth touchdown pass to Jack Endries, extending Texas’ lead to 28-0.

San Jose State then managed a 75-yard drive, ending with a short touchdown run by Jabari Bates, putting itself on the board with the score 28-7.

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Texas had a chance to extend the lead again, but a catch by Parker Livingstone was called back due to holding. Manning also overthrew a pass to Ryan Wingo in the end zone on third-and-long, leading to a Texas punt with more than five minutes left.

San Jose State had an excellent catch by Leland Smith, but after a review, it was ruled incomplete because he didn’t have full control of the ball.

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Near the end of the quarter, Arch Manning was intercepted at the 1-yard line, but the Spartans couldn’t maximize on it fully. They were helped by a personal foul on Colin Simmons, but their long field goal attempt went wide right as the time expired.

Texas leads 28-7 at halftime.


Also Read: Tony Pauline’s NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Arch Manning to NFC North contenders, Garrett Nussmeier swooped by AFC North team, Drew Allar heads to NFC West

Edited by Garima
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