Oddsmakers are able to anoint the Texas Longhorns because the SEC’s finest staff, however former Florida nationwide championship-winning coach Steve Spurrier is not having it.
Expectation are excessive for Texas with highly-touted five-star quarterback prospect Arch Manning, the nephew of NFL Corridor of Famer Peyton Manning and two-time Tremendous Bowl MVP Eli Manning, taking on because the staff’s starter after backing up Quinn Ewers, who was a 2025 seventh-round NFL Draft decide, the previous two seasons.
Per Motion Community’s Brett McMurphy, Spurrier dismissed the hype surrounding Manning in an interview with longtime sports activities journalist Pat Dooley.
“Most individuals choosing Texas to win the SEC. They have Arch Manning already successful the Heisman,” Spurrier mentioned.
“My query is: if he was this good, how come they let Quinn Ewers play on a regular basis final yr? And he was a seventh-round decide.”