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Yahoo
8 hours ago
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- Yahoo
New Oklahoma QB Comments on Red River Shootout Against Texas
New Oklahoma QB Comments on Red River Shootout Against Texas originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It seems like every year now Oklahoma has a different quarterback under center for the Red River Rivalry. Advertisement Especially recently with Sooners quarterbacks Michael Hawkins Jr., Dillon Gabriel, Davis Beville, and Caleb Williams starting against Texas the last four years. Assuming there are no injuries before the anticipated matchup, Oklahoma will field another new face against Texas this year in transfer quarterback John Mateer. It will be Mateer's first time participating in the rivalry game and it would also become Texas quarterback Arch Manning's first start against Oklahoma. Mateer spoke with the media this week and shared his excitement for one of the most unique environments in college football. "I only went to one (Red River Shootout) growing up, I don't remember which one it was. But I watched all of them, all of the highlights," Mateer began. "I've watched some film on it and all you see is a sea of people and it's like - this is insane. And I am so excited," he said. While the passion and hatred between the schools will always remain high, the two football programs appear to be on different paths. Texas has reached the College Football Playoff semifinals the last two seasons while Oklahoma finished unranked in 2024 and No. 15 in the AP Poll in 2023. Advertisement However, it doesn't matter where you're ranked in these particular rivalry games. Oklahoma handed Texas a 34-30 loss in 2023 despite the Longhorns being ranked the No. 3 team in the country. The kickoff for Texas vs. Oklahoma is set for 2:30 p.m. CT on Oct. 11. Related: Steve Sarkisian Sends Strong Three-Word Message on Texas This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 27, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Longhorns have No. 1 offense, No. 2 defense & No. 2 overall in new EA College Football 26
In less than two weeks EA College Football 26 will be released. At launch, the Texas Longhorns will be ranked high on both sides of the ball and overall. UT will have the No. 1 ranked offenses and No. 2 defense in the game. The Horns are ranked No. 2 overall behind the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Texas offense has a rating of 91, which is tied with Penn State, Ohio State and Arizona State. But the Longhorns have a slight edge and claim the No. 1 ranking. There are nine SEC teams in the top 25 offense in the video game. Advertisement The Texas offense will feature Arch Manning at quarterback, Quintrevion Wisner and CJ Baxter at running back and Ryan Wingo and DeAndre Moore at wide receiver. On defense, UT is ranked second behind Alabama. Texas has a defensive rating of 94, behind 'Bama's 96. Penn State, Georgia and Ohio State fill out the top five. There are ten SEC teams in the top 25 defenses in the game. The Horns defense will feature Anthony Hill, Colin Simmons and Michael Taaffe leading the charge. EA has ranked Alabama the overall No. 1 team despite having the seventh ranked offense to go with the Tide's No. 1 defense. The SEC has 12 teams in the overall Top 25, almost half of the ranking. Texas is heavily featured in the game's trailer. The video showcases Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and quarterback Arch Manning. The video also shows off the Longhorns running onto the field at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium and the drone show Texas produces for night games. The game also shows off a couple of Longhorns plays. This year, schools are getting paid differently than in the past. The University of Texas will be paid based on how many users play EA College Football 26 using the Longhorns. The "play-for-pay" model is a change on the way the video company pays for Name Image Likeness (NIL) rights to participating schools. So the more you play using Texas as your team, the more money the program gets. Advertisement The game is set for a worldwide release on July 10. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @LonghornsWire. This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas ranked No. 2 in EA College Football 26 with No. 1 offense
USA Today
12 hours ago
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- USA Today
Longhorns have No. 1 offense, No. 2 defense & No. 2 overall in new EA College Football 26
In less than two weeks EA College Football 26 will be released. At launch, the Texas Longhorns will be ranked high on both sides of the ball and overall. UT will have the No. 1 ranked offenses and No. 2 defense in the game. The Horns are ranked No. 2 overall behind the Alabama Crimson Tide. The Texas offense has a rating of 91, which is tied with Penn State, Ohio State and Arizona State. But the Longhorns have a slight edge and claim the No. 1 ranking. There are nine SEC teams in the top 25 offense in the video game. The Texas offense will feature Arch Manning at quarterback, Quintrevion Wisner and CJ Baxter at running back and Ryan Wingo and DeAndre Moore at wide receiver. On defense, UT is ranked second behind Alabama. Texas has a defensive rating of 94, behind 'Bama's 96. Penn State, Georgia and Ohio State fill out the top five. There are ten SEC teams in the top 25 defenses in the game. The Horns defense will feature Anthony Hill, Colin Simmons and Michael Taaffe leading the charge. EA has ranked Alabama the overall No. 1 team despite having the seventh ranked offense to go with the Tide's No. 1 defense. The SEC has 12 teams in the overall Top 25, almost half of the ranking. Texas is heavily featured in the game's trailer. The video showcases Texas coach Steve Sarkisian and quarterback Arch Manning. The video also shows off the Longhorns running onto the field at Darrell K Royal Texas Memorial Stadium and the drone show Texas produces for night games. The game also shows off a couple of Longhorns plays. This year, schools are getting paid differently than in the past. The University of Texas will be paid based on how many users play EA College Football 26 using the Longhorns. The "play-for-pay" model is a change on the way the video company pays for Name Image Likeness (NIL) rights to participating schools. So the more you play using Texas as your team, the more money the program gets. The game is set for a worldwide release on July 10. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @LonghornsWire.
New York Times
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Arch Manning Q&A: Life as Texas' QB1, advice from Matthew McConaughey and more
THIBODAUX, La. — You'd think LSU's starting quarterback would be recognized walking into a Walmart less than an hour away from Baton Rouge. That didn't happen Thursday. But patrons recognized the person Garrett Nussmeier walked in with … Arch Manning. While professing his love for Nussmeier on Friday after a boiling hot first day of the Manning Passing Academy, Manning exposed how the two quarterbacks and camp counselor roommates left their dorm rooms at Nicholls State the night before on a Walmart run. Advertisement When asked if no one in Thibodaux knew who they were, Manning humbly said shoppers asked for pictures, but 'it was good.' By the end of the Friday's interview session, Nussmeier had been asked four times about the duo's excursion to Walmart. It wasn't exactly the topic Nussmeier thought he'd be asked about repeatedly. 'Everybody keeps asking me about Walmart,' Nussmeier said with a smile. 'It's just a typical Louisiana Walmart. There wasn't a lot of things on the shelves. But we got what we needed and we got out. Just picking up some bedding, things like that.' Who paid? 'Dude, the dude pulled his card out,' Nussmeier said. 'I'm like, 'Give me your Venmo, bro!' We've got it settled now. But all right, Arch. Is that what we're doing?' And back to the 'being recognized' part: When asked if they were recognized, Nussmeier bluntly said, 'He was!' 'This is hilarious. This is the first time in Louisiana where this has kind of happened,' Nussmeier said. 'We were just laughing. (People) come over, 'Hey Arch! Arch! Can I get a picture?' I'm just sitting in the background like 'Hey guys!'' Was Nussmeier asked to take the picture? 'No, but that would've been hilarious,' Nussmeier said. 'I would've LOVED to take the picture!' Thursday's Walmart experience encapsulated Manning's life as the most recognizable college athlete in the country. So how prepared is he for everything that comes with being the next Manning quarterback? 'Who knows? I think I'm ready. Just be prepared,' Manning said. Amid the backdrop of the longtime mid-summer football camp with grandfather Archie, uncles Peyton and Eli and father Cooper, Arch sat back and fielded questions for the 30-minute media session without another notable quarterback within shouting distance in Thibodaux or Austin: former Texas starter Quinn Ewers, whose departure has cleared the way for Arch to start this season. Advertisement Here's a selection of questions Manning answered from reporters during Friday's session: What's your first memory of the Manning Passing Academy? I grew up as a young kid, like 4 or 5 years old, just kind of hanging around with my dad. And then I was a camper. I think I started camping when I was going into seventh grade, staying in the dorms with all my buddies, playing 7-on-7. Being around guys like Jake Fromm and Trevor Lawrence, my counselors. So it's been fun all the way up. Now being a coach, it's been a blessing. It's a family reunion, so it's been fun every summer and I look forward to it each year. Have your camp duties changed? Have they made you get footballs through the years and then you graduated? I've gone from waterboy to camper to coach. So I've climbed the ladder. How are you managing the sky-high expectations this year? Yeah, I'm just doing what I can to control what I can control. I'm not really worried about what other people think. Just get my job prepared. And when it's time to go play, go play. You're used to playing and you've had to work behind Ewers and now you're the guy that's going to be starting. How have you handled that and learned throughout the way? Yeah, I've learned a lot, a lot about myself. Picked up a lot from Quinn's game and just how he handled everything, whether it was on the football side of it, the mental piece, the media. And just take bits and pieces and try to add my game. I learned a lot over the last two years. I'm blessed I had that time to grow as a person and a player. What's it like to be a student at Texas? I drive to class because classes are far away. But the parking tickets, it's crazy. But everyone's super nice, especially when we're winning. Class is good. I like going to class, change it up. Get out of the facility a little bit. New scenery, so it's been good. It's been an awesome experience. Advertisement How many parking tickets? I've got a few parking tickets. I've got to Venmo my dad because he gets them. How often do you get stopped when you do walk around campus? A pretty good amount just because we've got passionate fans, but you know that's what you signed up for and just got to deal with that. What's the weirdest interaction you've had? I've got a bunch. I would say probably holding someone's pet (a dog) for a picture. How do you kind of know what you need to work on with only limited game action? I think we do a good job of getting game-like reps in practice. So the coaches are on us and constantly getting better and continue to grow and grow as a leader, which I'm trying to do right now. So it's a constant grind of getting better. You've been a public figure pretty much since eighth grade. How do you think about that? I don't think about it at all. I just go about my daily life. I'm just a normal guy, have fun, hang out with the fellas, play football. Can you actually be a normal guy? Yeah! Hell yeah! That's a good thing about Austin. It's not like Ty Simpson or Gunner Stockton in Alabama and Georgia (respectively) where the town rallies around it. I can go to parts of Austin where no one really cares about me, which is nice. What are some of the things you have worked on to gear up for Week 1 at Ohio State? I think especially this offseason, just my leadership skills and getting the guys to rally around me and play for me and serve them. … You're a little bit behind the scenes trying to talk to guys 1-on-1 (when Ewers was the starter). But this year, it's nice. You're full-throttle and be the guy and I'm blessed to be in this position. Family aside, who do you watch? Who do you study? Which quarterbacks do you kind of take bits and pieces from? I watch a lot of Joe Burrow and Josh Allen. Those are my guys. Obviously (Patrick) Mahomes. I like to take bits and pieces of everyone and I like watching the other guys, other great players. … I remember watching Josh Allen when he was at Wyoming here. And he could throw it 75 yards. … Joe Burrow, he's got all the swag and the style. I don't think I've got as much as him. Advertisement You haven't even been a Week 1 starter, but people are saying you can be the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft next year. How do you process that? Deal with that? Yeah, I really don't pay much attention to anyone, what they think besides my coaches, my parents and some close friends that will tell me the truth. But I'm not worried about what other people think. I'm just going to go out there and have fun and play my game. What's your relationship like with your grandfather (Archie)? We're really close. He came over the house all the time, went to all my practices in high school. He texts me every single morning, no matter what. He's just the perfect role model for me and such a great guy, and this camp kind of shows the person he is. … Yeah, he texts all the grandkids every morning, motivational Bible verse. And then he'll text me, 'How did practice go?' I get a lot of texts from him (laughs). He can't hear well, so he has to text. If you go out in Austin, how many picture requests do you get? A few. It depends on the night, but I stay pretty low key. … I had to get used to it a little bit. I've actually talked to Matthew McConaughey about that. He's given me some advice. He's been great to have in my corner. … He just told me different ways on how to handle things in different situations. He's way more known than I am, so it's good anytime you get advice from him. … He kind of told me you still have to live your life. He says he goes to the grocery store, walks down every aisle and he lives his life. You can't let you taking a picture or signing an autograph affect your life. What do you feel like is the best thing you're doing right now on the field? I don't know because whenever I think I've got a handle on something, the next day I'll throw three picks. So I like to kind of right in the middle. … You feel like then you've got to be the JV quarterback and you're not even starting varsity. You've just got to stay level.
Fox Sports
17 hours ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 College Football Predictions: 10 Matchups that will Shape the Regular Season
Every week, it feels like the college football season is getting just a little closer and closer. I truly can't wait for what's in store for the 2025 regular season. So, I decided to look at the schedule for the regular season again and try to pinpoint which 10 games will have the most impact. These aren't necessarily the 10 best games, although some look to be epic. Rather, they're the 10 games that I think will shape how we view the season and might have the biggest impact on the College Football Playoff. There are plenty of games early in the season that will certainly have some sway in how things get determined in 2025, with a couple of monster matchups taking place in Week 1. Let's start off our list with the one that I'll call for FOX. Texas vs. Ohio State (Week 1) It's a rematch of one of the CFP semifinal games, with Ohio State winning that game en route to a national championship. Both teams look poised to make another deep run in 2025. In fact, there's a chance that Texas and Ohio State might be the top two-ranked teams in the country entering Week 1. At worst, I think this will be a No. 1 vs No. 3 matchup. Not only will this be a monster matchup, but this will also be the first start of the Arch Manning era for Texas. This is his team and program, and he'll get a chance to prove what he's made of on the road against the defending champs. That's pretty awesome. We also don't know who Ohio State's quarterback will be. Is it going to be Julian Sayin? He's incredibly talented and I've enjoyed watching him when I've seen him practice. The Buckeyes will also have new playcallers on both sides of the ball (Brian Hartline and Matt Patricia). As for the coaching battle, Steve Sarkisian has gotten the Longhorns back to where they've wanted to get to for the last decade. He's done a remarkable job, and he's a top-five coach, but it's time for him to take a step forward. He's going against a top two or three coach in Ryan Day, who has to feel he is entering the season with the monkey off his back. That might be beneficial to Ohio State. LSU vs. Clemson (Week 1) Another Week 1 matchup that I think will feature two teams ranked in the top 10. Brian Kelly needs to win this game for LSU. Kelly went all in on the portal this offseason and is returning his quarterback, Garrett Nussmeier. But Kelly has gone 0-3 in season openers during his time in Baton Rouge, and LSU fans need to see this program progressing. It's fair for us to ask when the breakthrough is going to happen for Kelly at LSU. I do think we'll see that this year. Yet, I actually feel better about Clemson between these two teams. Dabo Swinney has bet on himself over the last few years, and it feels like Clemson has reloaded for another run. I've got Cade Klubnik as my No. 1 quarterback entering the season and that defense is really talented. There's also the conference element to this game. If LSU wins this matchup, and Clemson goes on to dominate the ACC en route to a conference title, the SEC will argue that the ACC should only get one CFP participant. But the SEC also needs a giant non-conference win after how the CFP and bowl season played out for the conference last winter. Michigan vs. Oklahoma (Week 2) Michigan needs a bounce-back season in Sherrone Moore's second season after going 8-5 a year ago. The defense was fine last year, the offense was not. We know the Wolverines got Bryce Underwood, who was one of the most sought-after recruits in a long time, and this might be his first major start. This is also right before Moore will serve his self-imposed suspension. Brent Venables also needs a bounce-back season at Oklahoma. Everyone was excited when Venables was hired to be the Sooners' next head coach, but now they need something on the field to feel good about. Oklahoma was able to poach quarterback John Mateer and offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle from Washington State, who I expect to help the Sooners take a step forward. But the Wolverines' defense is going to be outstanding, and defensive coordinator Wink Martindale figured things out late last season. The winner of this game will really get a big boost ahead of conference play, and this game could also help establish the perception of the depth between the Big Ten and SEC. Texas A&M vs. Notre Dame (Week 3) This was a great game in College Station last season. We all believe in Marcus Freeman, who led Notre Dame to a national championship game appearance last season. This feels like a program that can compete at the highest level and potentially win a national championship. I'm bullish on them this season. A win against A&M likely gets Notre Dame back into the CFP with how its schedule looks after Week 3. If it loses this game, it's another September loss for Freeman. Notre Dame lost three games at home in September over his first three seasons as head coach. I also really like Mike Elko and his fit at Texas A&M. He gets College Station and I think he'll work out at Texas A&M. But he'll have to win games like this one to prove that he's the guy for the Aggies. A rematch of the Big Ten Championship Game. I think this game is bigger for Penn State than Oregon. I've repeated over and over again that it's time for Penn State to beat someone it's evenly matched with or upset a team with more talent than it has. James Franklin has done a perfect job at winning the games he's supposed to win, which is a talent that shouldn't be underrated. But he and Penn State have to win those matchup games, where you have to beat a team that has equal talent to you. The Nittany Lions got close to doing that last year, playing Ohio State, Oregon and Notre Dame close. If Penn State can win this game, that would announce to everyone that this group is ready for the big stage and potentially make a run for a title. From an Oregon perspective, this is Dan Lanning's first opportunity to show what his squad is made of after getting blown out by Ohio State in the Rose Bowl. There isn't any shame in losing to that Ohio State team, but Oregon has to show that it has turned the page and can continue to play at a high level. If it can win at Penn State, which I think is the toughest place to play in the Big Ten, that would be saying something for Oregon. USC vs. Illinois (Week 5) This is a sneaky, under-the-radar one. This game is important for Illinois because the game gives them an opportunity to show they can be this year's Indiana. Both teams could be 4-0 entering this game. If Illinois wins this game, it'd likely be 5-0, with its game against Ohio State as its only difficult game remaining. That Ohio State game doesn't look as daunting if Illinois handles business against USC. Bret Bielema is building something very special at Illinois. However, they're going to have to fight the chance of being a former afterthought that turns into the apple of everyone's eye. Illinois doesn't have the talent to blow everyone out, but Bielema is building something very sustainable. As for USC, it's pretty obvious: Lincoln Riley needs to stack some good wins. He did great early in his tenure at USC, but things got shaky over the last couple of years. If USC loses this game, it's staring right down the barrel of another possible 7-5 season. USC has one of the best recruiting classes in the country for 2026, so it's building momentum off the field. Now, it needs to build momentum on the field, too. Alabama vs. Georgia (Week 5) This is an obvious one. This game is really always a great game. They could play it in a parking lot, and it would be a great game with high stakes. The winner of this game will likely be in the SEC Championship Game. Then, you get into the implications for both teams. Is Alabama back at the level it was at with Nick Saban? This is a huge early test for Kalen DeBoer in Year 2, and Alabama's schedule after this game is manageable. For Georgia, if it loses this game, we'll wonder if the Bulldogs are slipping. It'd mark two straight losses to Alabama, with a loss in the CFP quarterfinals sandwiched between that. Penn State vs. Ohio State (Week 10) This is likely another top-five matchup, which will present another opportunity for James Franklin to get a marquee win. If Penn State doesn't beat Oregon in Week 5, there will be a ton of pressure on Franklin and the Nittany Lions when they head to Columbus, especially in a year where the Buckeyes are breaking in a new quarterback and coordinators. This is also the most experienced and talented team Franklin has had in his tenure at Penn State. It's a big opportunity for Drew Allar to show what he's made of. The loser of this game will be in a precarious spot in the Big Ten title race. We'll see how it plays out, but Penn State needed a wild loss from Ohio State against Michigan to reach the Big Ten Championship Game last season. LSU vs. Alabama (Week 11) As I got to the later weeks of the season while making this list, I started predicting some outcomes from earlier games. Most of us probably think that Georgia will beat Alabama in Week 5. I think Clemson will beat LSU in Week 1. If those two results happen, the LSU-Alabama matchup in Week 11 will be a monster game with CFP implications. I don't know if the loser of this game can still make the CFP if it also lost its game earlier on this list. It could be a battle for the third or fourth CFP spot among SEC teams. And as I touched on with both teams' inclusions earlier on this list, this is a high-stakes game for both coaches. Brian Kelly needs as many high-profile wins as he can get, and you have to think that Kalen DeBoer doesn't have that long of a runway at Alabama. The way things finished for DeBoer in Year 1 wasn't very Alabama-esque. Ohio State vs. Michigan (Week 14) This game was obviously going to make the list. It's a battle between the last two national championship winners. You've got the backstory of how this game finished last year, with Michigan trying to plant the flag at The Shoe before a fight broke out. Even though Ohio State got its national championship, it still has to listen to Michigan say, "Well, you didn't beat us, and we won our national championship going 15-0." This year's game is going to be epic. Can Michigan actually win a fifth straight game against Ohio State? Thinking back to the COVID year, I didn't think Michigan was going to win The Game for the foreseeable future. Somehow, it's won four in a row. There are some games that were certainly worthy of being mentioned on this list, but these are the 10 that I feel will truly shape the 2025 college football regular season. Maybe I'll touch more on those games at a later date. Joel Klatt is FOX Sports' lead college football game analyst and the host of the podcast " The Joel Klatt Show. " Follow him at @joelklatt and subscribe to the "Joel Klatt Show" on YouTube . Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily. recommended Get more from College Football Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
