Longhorns Daily News: Top commit QB Arch Manning says ‘we can build something special’ at Texas

The Texas Longhorns’ room will look a little different this offseason, as Hudson Card has hit the NCAA Transfer Portal and incoming freshman Arch Manning will enroll early in spring.

Manning is seemingly gung-ho for his first semester in Austin.

“I really enjoyed Austin as a city itself,” Manning said, 247Sports. “I liked the coaches and I got along with my host [Michael Taaffe and Connor Robertson[ and current players there and I feel we can build something special there in the next few years and I have a lot of trust in Coach Sark. I also like my signing class a lot. I think we’re going to finish out well and have a good class.”

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

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Dallas Morning News: 5 things to know about Rodney Terry, acting head coach at Texas after Chris Beard arrest

Dallas Morning News: What’s next for top-ranked Texas basketball after coach Chris Beard’s suspension

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Portal Madness: Tracking Texas players and targets in the NCAA transfer portal

Texas OL Junior Angilau enters NCAA transfer portal

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

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Inside Texas: Early Tuesday morning Texas recruiting notes

Inside Texas: Texas Longhorns Recruiting Intel: Tuesday morning

Inside Texas: Texas’ bowl practice schedule sets up perfectly for big visit weekend

Inside Texas: Get to know 2023 Texas commit Will Randle

BIG 12 BREAKDOWN

Associated Press: AP college basketball poll: Texas drops out of top 5; Baylor, TCU rise

Viva the Matadors: Mike Leach: The immortal pirate

Frogs O’ War: Vrbo Fiesta Bowl Preview: TCU vs. Michigan

Frogs O’ War: TCU men’s basketball scores nonconference wins over Jackson State, SMU

Crimson and Cream Machine: OU falls to No. 9 Arkansas, 88-78

The Smoking Musket: Kaden Prather is entering the transfer portal

Wide Right & Natty Lite: Cyclones fall to 14th in AP Poll

WHAT WE’RE READING

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NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• RIP, Pirate King. That 2008 loss still hurts.