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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He added a rushing touchdown early in the second half to give Texas a 31-20 advantage.
Manning’s trifecta of touchdown types marked the second straight weekend a player at the top level of college football had a passing TD, rushing TD and receiving TD. A week ago, Georgia Southern RB OJ Arnold did all three.
The rushing TD was the 11th of Manning’s career.
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.
