Arch Manning scored the first receiving touchdown of his career against Arkansas on Saturday.
Manning was wide open in the end zone on a trick play and caught a pass from wide receiver Parker Livingstone in the first half. After taking the snap and handing off on a jet sweep, Manning ran to his right where no Arkansas player covered him.
The catch was also Manning’s first-ever reception in college and put the Longhorns up 14-6 over the Razorbacks. On Texas’ next drive, Manning found Livingstone for a 54-yard TD and a 21-13 lead.
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Manning entered the game with 10 career rushing touchdowns and threw a 46-yard TD to DeAndre Moore Jr. for the Longhorns’ first TD of the game. If he runs for a score over the final three quarters, he would join a rare club of college players who have thrown for a TD pass, rushed for a score and also caught a touchdown in the same game.
Saturday’s game was the second time Arkansas and Texas had met as members of the SEC after playing just six times in the 2000s before Texas joined the conference. The longtime Southwest Conference rivals played regularly from 1932 through 1991 before Arkansas moved to the SEC.
