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Longhorns Wire’s Hayden Victoria believes Texas will be in good hands in 2025 at QB beyond just Arch Manning. Victoria called Trey Owens a “strong” candidate to be Manning’s understudy once Quinn Ewers vacates the starting job next season.
“Owens’ senior season saw him complete 222 of 313 passes for 3,303 yards and 43 touchdowns, earning District 17-6A Offensive MVP honors. His leadership propelled Cy-Fair to an 11-2 record, a district title, and a playoff run. Owens is known for his consistency, poise, and ability to deliver in high-pressure moments, qualities that make him a strong candidate for QB2,” Victoria wrote.
“Owens did see a few snaps this year during the UTSA game at DKR. He completed for 19 yards, and completed about half of the passes he threw for. He is still worthy of a start, in the event, Arch is unavailable or needs the rest. After all, he was recruited by Sarkisian for a reason.”
Owens, like Ewers, is a product of the Longhorn State. The former Cypress Hill star doesn’t have an extensive scouting report from his high school days on 247 Sports but he was the Texas District 17-6A Offensive MVP his junior and senior season.
His lack of pedigree does make you wonder if he’s truly the Manning successor plan, though.
Texas QB Arch Manning could stay with Longhorns longer than blue-chip college football players usually stay in school
FanSided’s Lior Lampert predicts Manning will stay in college longer than stars from the past tended to because of the lack of successful players who left school early in recent NFL draft classes.
“Knowing the quarterback rookie-scale contract window is a time to maximize a franchise's Super Bowl efforts in today's league, the margin for error is slim. Because of this, organizations like the Colts (and Panthers) take drastic measures, ostensibly cutting their losses prematurely,” Lampert prefaced before saying, “With that in mind and time on his side, Manning can reconsider what path he wants to take.
“As many expected, the beginning of Richardson's NFL career has been turbulent, with more valleys than peaks. Not only was he never considered a finished product throughout the draft evaluation process, but his status as a raw albeit tantalizing prospect was widely known. Thus far, it's panned out that way to a tee. Yet, rather than letting him experience the growing pains, the Colts are pivoting to Flacco. Someone in Manning's camp is surely keeping tabs on this and thinking about how it may impact his impending future.”
Manning is clearly the long-term plan in Austin. Will Owens stick around for at least three more seasons as a backup given his decorated high school career and the potential he may have to thrive at a smaller school?
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