How can Arch Manning emulate the Texas quarterback GOATs with a magical run this winter? Start with a goatee.
The Longhorns’ signal caller delivered perhaps his best performance in Saturday’s 34-20 win at No. 18 Missouri, an afternoon in which Manning threw for 297 yards and three touchdowns with zero total turnovers. The effort on the road continued a recent heater for Manning. He’s completed 70.5% of his passes across the last three weeks. He’s totaled nine total touchdowns in that stretch, and he has zero interceptions and just one fumble lost across the last two games.
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The strong play corresponds with a new facial feature for Manning: a small, stubbly goatee, one he rubbed in celebration at Memorial Stadium in Columbia after Texas took the lead on Saturday. Manning revealed further details about his goatee Monday.
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“This is a long way’s in the making. This goes back to the Florida game,” Manning said. “I probably shouldn’t admit that.”
Arch Manning’s goatee should be here to stay
Manning didn’t commit to the future fate of his facial hair. One of his teammates might have the ultimate say.
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Texas center Connor Robertson sports perhaps the fullest beard on Texas’ roster, a look befitting the 315-pound, 24-year-old senior. He now considers Manning something of a no-shave-November (and perhaps December and January) pupil. Robertson said it would take Manning “the rest of his life,” to match his center’s beard. That shouldn’t stop Manning from stopping, at least for the rest of the 2026 season.
“We’ve noted (the goatee),” Robertson said. “He’s not allowed to shave it.”
Manning and the Longhorns have won three straight since a shaved Manning flopped against Florida. Is Manning’s beard driving the success, or are the Longhorns enjoying a happy coincidence? The Longhorns aren’t willing to risk ruining a good thing. Goatee’d Arch is here to stay, at least as long as Texas remains alive in the push for the College Football Playoff.
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