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Steve Sarkisian gets cagey about Arch Manning’s starting job after another ugly Texas loss

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After Texas's second consecutive loss to an unranked opponent, coach Steve Sarkisian hinted at potential changes to the team's offensive strategy without directly addressing whether starting quarterback Arch Manning would be benched. During a press conference following their 27-24 home defeat by Florida, Sarkisian stated that he will evaluate “everything,” emphasizing that issues with the offense extend beyond just one player. Despite Manning’s subpar performance—with his lowest QBR since taking over as starter and crucial mistakes late in the game—Sarkisian noted that problems were not isolated to him but affected the entire team.

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On October 15, 2026, Texas Longhorns suffered a 27-24 loss to the Florida Gators in Austin, Texas, despite being favored by 11.5 points at kickoff. This marked Texas's second consecutive defeat after they had been ranked No. 1 two weeks prior. Arch Manning, considered a top recruit and potential NFL first-round draft pick, struggled with turnovers and poor performance, leading head coach Steve Sarkisian to hint that "everything" would be evaluated post-game, including possibly benching Manning. The Gators’ defense held Texas under 300 total yards, while Tramell Jones Jr., starting in place of the injured Aaron Philo, threw two touchdowns to secure Florida's victory and potentially save their season after consecutive losses.

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“Both articles describe Texas's loss to Florida on October 17, 2026, focusing on Arch Manning's performance and Coach Sarkisian's comments after the game.”

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“Both articles describe Coach Steve Sarkisian's comments about evaluating everything following Texas' loss to Florida on October 17, 2026.”

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🔮 “Everybody was taking turns, it would be easy for me to say ‘Hey, Arch was the problem today,'” Sarkisian said.

2026-10-17 · assertive framing · Steve Sarkisian gets cagey about Arch Manning’s starting job after another ugly Texas loss

🔮 Indiana learned that in maybe the most heartbreaking fashion possible on Saturday afternoon.

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🔮 The Broncos might’ve come away with a thrilling win on Thursday, but that didn’t mean their quarterback was beyond reproach.

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🔮 James Cook might be third in the league in rushing, but that doesn’t mean he can abandon his main task for the Bills — holding on to the football.

2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Bills coach boldly threatens star James Cook of ‘consequences’ notice as fumble issue persists

🔮 Texas will host Florida, which suffered its own disastrous loss on Saturday to South Carolina, next Saturday.

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🔮 North Carolina, now 3-2 and arguably with the signature win of Belichick’s season and a half at the college level, gave a more standard-fare answer about what the next steps for his football team would be.

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🔮 “I, of course, appreciated any chance we might have had there near the end,” Jones told reporters after the game.

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🔮 Marshall Manning might still be a few years away from his next steps in football, but that hasn’t slowed his college recruiting process.

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🔮 The Yankees again beat the Red Sox in the first round but could not get past a division champion foe in the next series.

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🔮 World Series-winning Red Sox manager Alex Cora informed the Phillies that he plans to sit out the 2027 season, meaning he will not be going to Philadelphia, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed.

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Coach Steve Sarkisian didn’t make any decisions but said Saturday he’s going to be looking at everything after the Longhorns’ second straight loss to an unranked opponent. asserted

he → make → opponent

Sarkisian was pressed about potentially benching starter Arch Manning during a 27-24 home defeat at the hands of Florida, and while he didn’t answer the question directly, he did say he’s going to examine the overall picture of the offense. asserted

he → press → offense

“I just felt like we didn’t … we didn’t play good offensive football, and we’re not playing good offensive football right now,” Sarkisian told reporters. asserted

Sarkisian → feel → reporters

“So everything is going to be evaluated.” asserted

everything → go → ?

“Everything means everything,” Sarkisian added. asserted

Sarkisian → mean → everything

Texas, which entered last weekend as the No. 1 team in the nation, stumbled in the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma when Manning tossed two interceptions in the fourth quarter. asserted

Manning → enter → quarter

Saturday’s loss to the Gators didn’t quell the questions about Manning, who came into the season as a Heisman Trophy hopeful and a presumptive top-five pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. asserted

who → quell → Draft

The nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning completed 14 of 20 passes for 173 yards — an average of 8.7 yards per completion. asserted

nephew → complete → completion

The Gators entered the game with the eighth-worst passing defense in all of college football at 268.7 yards allowed per game. asserted

Gators → enter → game

Manning’s 19.9 QBR Saturday is his lowest in any game since taking over the starting job last season. asserted

QBR → take → job

After Manning led a touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter to put Texas down three, the Longhorns defense got a stop to set up the offense with a chance to win or tie it with 2:27 left. asserted

defense → lead → 2:27

But on the second play, Manning was sacked and fumbled the ball. asserted

Manning → sack → ball

Florida then picked up a first down and iced the game. asserted

Florida → pick → game

“Everybody was taking turns, it would be easy for me to say ‘Hey, Arch was the problem today,'” Sarkisian said. asserted

Sarkisian → take → turns

We took turns today. asserted

We → take → turns

And that’s where I have to look at every aspect of what we’re doing. … asserted

we → ’ → what

If it was one person, it would be easy to change one guy, everything’s going to be great. asserted

everything → change → guy

I don’t think that that was all the issue today. asserted

that → think → ?

There’s some other issues that need to be addressed.” asserted

that → ’ → ?

Steve Sarkisian gets cagey about Arch Manning’s starting job after another ugly Texas loss

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