Oof. That one hurt for Texas football and fans alike.
The Longhorns’ loss to Florida over the weekend was the latest strike on first-year starting quarterback Arch Manning, who, once again, seemed loss against
the unranked Gators. Now, Texas — itself now unranked in the latest polls — must look inward to find the team’s identity. More importantly, the program must figure out how to salvage it’s 3-2 campaign so far into the 2025 college football season by finding a way to slip into this season’s College Football Playoff later this year.
Granted, Manning will need better efforts all around for him to succeed. Perhaps most especially from his men up front.
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Football: Why Longhorns should (and shouldn’t) panic after loss
Austin American-Statesman: Arch Manning stats vs Florida: How Texas Longhorns QB fared in Week 6
Dallas Morning News: From student athlete to author: Frisco native harnesses sports to shape writing
Dallas Morning News: What Steve Sarkisian said about Texas QB Arch Manning after loss to Florida
247Sports: Sources: Texas RB Quintrevion Wisner reinjures hamstring in Longhorns’ loss at Florida
247Sports: The 2025 Texas football team will have to find its culture and do so in a hurry
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
No. 2 Texas stampedes Mississippi State in seventh straight sweep
Texas drops out of AP Top 25 after loss at Florida
Steve Sarkisian provides injury updates on Texas QB Arch Manning, WR Parker Livingstone
Florida 29, No. 9 Texas 21: Five observations and Sunday chat
Florida 29, No. 9 Texas 21: Three things we learned
Inside the Numbers: Florida puts up record numbers against Texas
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
Inside Texas: Another visitor this weekend for Sean Miller, Texas basketball after last week’s commitment
Inside Texas: Texas vs. Florida: 2026 commits, 2027, 2028 recruits share their predictions
Inside Texas: Recruiting Humidor: Derrek Cooper, new 2026 CB target, 2027 Georgia commit sets visit
SEC SHOWDOWN
Austin American-Statesman: What’s the report card for Texas football after loss at Florida?
Austin American-Statesman: Texas Football: 4 takeaways from Longhorns’ 29-21 SEC loss to Florida
Austin American-Statesman: ‘Arch is a fraud’: Reactions after Texas loses to Florida, 29-21
Dallas Morning News: 5 Takeaways From Texas-Florida: Longhorns struggle in all three phases in SEC opener
247Sports: Horns247 Staff Roundtable: Single biggest concern after Texas football’s loss to Florida
247Sports: How the Horns fared in the redzone: Game 5 – Florida
Inside Texas: The Reheat: The Gators chomp Texas into crisis
Inside Texas: Sunday Texas Recap: They are who we thought they were
Good Bull Hunting: Aggies move up in AP Top 25 following win over MSU
Rock M Nation: Four-star running back TJ Hodges commits to Mizzou football
And The Valley Shook: New details emerge in Kyren Lacy arrest
Rocky Top Talk: Idle Tennessee Vols move up three spots in AP and Coaches polls
Roll ‘Bama Roll: Initial impressions from the Vanderbilt game
Dawg Sports: 10 thoughts from a Saturday of getting well
A Sea Of Blue: Bush Hamdan set to be fired by Kentucky? Not so fast
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: Zac Taylor opens door for possible Bengals QB change
SB Nation: Tyler Lockett scores a bizarre touchdown for Titans against Cardinals
SB Nation: Kyler Murray hit in face with snap for NFL’s funniest turnover
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- History is history?
