Texas redshirt sophomore quarterback Arch Manning is returning to the Longhorns in 2026, ending speculation the former five-star could be an entry in the NFL Draft, 247Sports reported Monday night.

“Arch is playing football at Texas next year,” the quarterback’s father, Cooper Manning, said via text to ESPN’s Dave Wilson on the evening of Monday, December 15.

To Manning's credit, he demonstrated notable improvement after the slow start and ended up completing 61.4 percent of his passes for 2,942 yards, 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions to go with 244 y...