The Texas Longhorns will open the 2025 football season in front of a packed Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium, as every ticket for the home slate is officially gone. The program’s official account called it “the hottest ticket in town” when announcing the sellout, a sign of the anticipation building in Austin.

Arch Manning enters his third year under Steve Sarkisian as the lead signal caller for the Longhorns. While there is a ton of hype that comes with his name, some earned and some not, there is one specific part of his game the Longhorns hope will be an area of improvement compared to previous seasons.

Although fans and analysts are all in on Manning, an anonymous SEC coach recently told ESPN's Heather Dinich that Manning will have a hard time living up to the hype. "He's going to be a good player," said the SEC coach. "The hype that it's been, it's impossible to reach."