The Arch Manning era has arrived for Texas football.

Here are some way-too-early predictions for Texas QB Arch Manning after Quinn Ewers officially declared for the 2025 NFL Draft.

Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers has declared for the NFL draft, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.

The long-awaited news has come, Texas Longhorns starting quarterback Quinn Ewers officially announced his intentions to enter the upcoming NFL Draft. This not

Arch is finally the Man (ning) in Austin. Texas starting quarterback Quinn Ewers declaring for the 2025 NFL Draft has cleared the path for Manning to be the Longhorns’ starting quarterback next season. It’s possible next season will be Manning’s lone campaign as a starter before leaving for the NFL.

While fans constantly called for Manning throughout the year, outside of the 2.5 games he filled in for Ewers when he was injured, Manning had a minuscule role. However, in his two starts with Ewers out, he did showcase elite playmaking and a sense of risk-taking that Ewers simply hasn't had.

One former teammate of Arch Manning and Quinn Ewers in the Texas Longhorns has now parted ways with the Washington Huskies just weeks after signing.

Ewers, a three-year starter, was expected to turn pro after leading the Longhorns to consecutive playoff appearances.

AP photo by Gareth Patterson / Texas quarterback Arch Manning (16) warms up alongside quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) prior to the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal game against Texas, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. So Monday night was the end of the 2024 college football season.

The Texas Longhorns have come so agonizingly close to the national championship game in each of the past two seasons, but when the big game kicks off on Monday

Texas A&M's most famous QB knows what Longhorn fans want: everything Texas QB Arch Manning provides in Austin.