Manning played one snap during Texas’ loss against Ohio State in January’s Cotton Bowl. On a fourth-and-one late in the second quarter, he ran for eight yards to give the Longhorns a first down.

Former Alabama head coach Mike Shula returned to the conference in an on-field capacity as offensive coordinator at South Carolina, replacing former Arkansas reserve quarterback and assistant coach Dowell Loggains, who is in his first year as head coach at Appalachian State.

Arch Manning had plenty of opportunities to leave Texas after his redshirt freshman season, but chose to stay with the school despite sitting on the bench behind Quinn Ewers for two years