Joey Hickey

2 months ago | athlonsports.com | Joey Hickey

Is Arch Manning the best quarterback in college football? One football analyst thinks so. CBS Sports college football analyst Tom Fornelli shared his Top 10 quarterbacks for the 2025 season. He ranked Texas Longhorns star Arch Manning as his top quarterback. Fornelli explained his reasoning for giving Manning the top ranking. "Of all the QBs on this list, Manning is the least accomplished on the field.

2 months ago | athlonsports.com | Joey Hickey

Texas wide receiver Matthew Golden is turning heads at the NFL combine. His athleticism is making an impression. It has some asking if he is the top receiver in the 2025 draft class. Golden is fast. That much was evident by the time Golden transferred over from Houston to Austin prior to the 2024 season. The former Houston Cougars receiver built a reputation for kick return ability in his first two seasons of college football, taking back two kickoff returns for scores.

2 months ago | athlonsports.com | Joey Hickey

The NFL combine is underway, and the Texas Longhorns have made quite an impression. Several Longhorns have already showcased their athleticism in the highly competitive tryout. Pro days and various post-college exhibition games like the Senior Bowl stand as some of the bigger data points for NFL hopefuls, but the NFL combine is perhaps the most publicized part of the draft process. Texas players are looking to raise their draft stock. A few storylines developed from the first couple of days.

2 months ago | athlonsports.com | Joey Hickey

There's a new starting quarterback in Austin, Texas. The Arch Manning era has begun on the Forty Acres. Manning has been the story of the college football offseason with several media appearances and multiple outlets predicting Manning to lead a national title contender in 2025. The new presumed Texas Longhorns starter stoked offseason excitement with a hype video on social media. Manning said the following in a video that fired up the Texas fanbase. "Playing for Texas was always the goal.

Feb 1, 2025 | athlonsports.com | Joey Hickey

The Texas Longhorns' recruiting class is loaded. After a recent rankings update, the team checks in at No. 1 in On3 Sports' latest recruiting class rankings. Six Longhorns currently hold a five-star rating by at least one of the four mainstream recruiting sites in ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and On3 Sports. 11 Longhorns rank in the Top 100 of the On3 consensus industry rankings.