Former college football coach Steve Spurrier appears skeptical of Arch Manning ahead of first year as starter

Bruce Feldman joins Colin Cowherd to break down Arch Manning’s expectations this season and what to expect from the Texas Longhorns.

It's been just a couple of years since Arch Manning was arguably the most highly sought high school recruit in the nation. He decided on Austin, home of the Texas Longhorns.

When Quinn Ewers was selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft, it opened the door for Manning to become Texas' starting quarterback.

While Manning did show flashes during his limited playing time over the past couple of seasons, former college football coach Steve Spurrier doesn't appear ready to buy the hype surrounding the young quarterback.

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Head coach Steve Spurrier of the South Carolina Gamecocks walks off the field before the Capital One Bowl against the Wisconsin Badgers Jan. 1, 2014, in Orlando, Fla. (Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Spurrier, who coached the Florida Gators to a national championship in 1996, questioned why Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian elected to start Ewers over Manning the past couple of seasons considering Manning's much-discussed potential.

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"Most people are picking Texas to win the SEC in football," Spurrier said during a recent appearance on "Another Dooley Noted" podcast. "They’ve got Arch Manning already winning the Heisman, too. My question is, if he was this good, how come they let Quinn Ewers play all the time last year? He was a seventh-round pick?

Quarterbacks Quinn Ewers (3) and Arch Manning (16) talk during the Texas Longhorns' first football practice of 2023 at the Frank Denius Fields on the University of Texas at Austin campus March 6, 2023.