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The wait is over for Texas and Arch Manning, though quarterback admits it wasn't easy being backup
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Texas quarterback Arch Manning meets super-fan Connor Petrozlello, 13, at SEC Media Days in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday, July 15, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/Maura Carey
ATLANTA (AP) — Arch Manning admits now that going from highly sought-after high school recruit to the Texas backup quarterback wasn’t an easy transition. “This is not really a big deal, but I played every year in high school,” Manning said on Tuesday at SEC Media Days. "It was a 2-A high school.