Arch Manning, No. 1 Texas Blowout Louisiana-Monroe as CFB Fans Hype QB's Potential

Texas fans are excited that the Longhorns' future involves quarterback Arch Manning.

The nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning threw for two touchdowns and two interceptions on Saturday night while leading the Longhorns to a 51-3 victory over Louisiana-Monroe in his first college start.

Texas is now off to a 4-0 start to the season thanks in part to Manning's ability to fill in after an injury to starting quarterback Quinn Ewers.

Manning began his debut as a college starter by throwing a pick on the Longhorns' first possession of the game.

The freshman quarterback responded by leading Texas on a scoring drive during the next possession, which was highlighted by his 56-yard pass to Bond.

Manning threw his first touchdown of the night with a short pass to Jaydon Blue in the first quarter that put Texas up by 14 points.

Manning followed that up with another 17-yard throw to Ryan Wingo on the following Longhorns possession in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

Backup Trey Owens took over in the fourth quarter as Manning finished the night with 258 yards on 15-of-29 passing.

The Longhorns' defense meanwhile held LA-Monroe starter General Booty to 8-of-19 passing for 42 yards and an interception before he was pulled in the third quarter.

Manning was starting in place of Ewers, who suffered an oblique injury during the Longhorn's Week 3 win over UTSA.

ESPN's Pete Thamel recently reported that Ewers is expected to return by Week 7 for Texas' rivalry game against Oklahoma.

Manning may be the Longhorns' future, but fans see the impending return of Ewers as key to the Texas' hopes of a ticket to the CFP this winter.

Manning headed into Saturday's game with 318 yards and five touchdowns on 14-of-18 passing in two appearances as a backup to Ewers.

If Ewers remains sidelined, the freshman quarterback could get the nod from head coach Steve Sarkisian for a second start next Saturday at home as SEC play begins against Mississippi State.