Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says the freshman quarterback will get his first career start Saturday as Quinn Ewers continues to recover from a strained muscle.

Peyton Manning’s nephew, Arch Manning, will make the first college start of his career when Texas hosts Louisiana-Monroe on Saturday.

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters on Thursday that Arch Manning would make his first career college start on Saturday

The Texas Longhorns are No. 1 for the first time since 2008 as they head into their final tune-up game before starting the program's first SEC schedule.

No. 1 Texas hosts Louisiana-Monroe in Austin on Saturday, where the Longhorns are an overwhelming 44.5-point favorite at FanDuel. And for good reason. Texas has looked every bit the part of one of the top teams in the country,

It's official — the Arch Manning era has begun. Texas boasts arguably the deepest quarterback room at the college level. Between Manning and star QB Quinn Ewers, head coach Steve Sarkisian has plenty of options at his disposal to lead the Longhorns on offense.

The redshirt freshman will make his first career start for the Longhorns with Quinn Ewers still recovering from injury.

Texas redshirt freshman Arch Manning will make his first career start Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe as quarterback Quinn Ewers continues recovering from a strained abdominal injury, coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday.