Star Texas backup quarterback Arch Manning entered the Longhorns' matchup against UTSA under some unfortunate circumstances and quickly found his way to the end zone -- five times -- during Texas' 56-7 victory over UTSA.

Arch Manning was balling from the moment he checked in for an injured Quinn Ewers at Texas.

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian told reporters on Thursday that Arch Manning would make his first career college start on Saturday

Early in the second quarter against UTSA, Ewers suffered a strained abdomen that kept him out for the rest of the contest. At the time, Texas led 14-0. Now, UTSA may have gotten thrashed against a good Texas State team a week ago, but Jeff Traylor’s program is rarely a pushover.

Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian provided an update on QB Quinn Ewers' oblique strain injury that he sustained in Week 3. Here's the latest:

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian says injured starting quarterback Quinn Ewers is considered “questionable” for the No. 1 Longhorns game this week against Louisiana-Monroe

After stepping in for injured starter Quinn Ewers to lead Texas past UTSA on Saturday, Arch Manning isn't getting too ahead of himself. Per ESPN's

Texas rose to No. 1 this week and Arch Manning captured the nation's attention with a four-touchdown performance following an injury to Quinn Ewers. But Steve Sarkisian said on Monday that none of the hype or attention changes anything for the Longhorns.

Ewers had been playing some of the best football of his career before the injury. He has completed a career-high 73.4 percent of his passes this season, threw for 691 yards, eight

Manning and Ewers both engineered six big plays — but they took different routes to that destination. NEW NO. 1

Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers is questionable for Saturday's game with an oblique strain, opening the door for sophomore backup Arch Manning to lead the No. 1-ranked Longhorns against Louisiana-Monroe.