Plus: Texas volleyball takes on Hawaii tonight

Former Alabama head coach and Steve Sarkisian mentor Nick Saban has ventured into the ongoing (but not plausible) Texas Longhorns quarterback debate. The question at hand, at least for everyone beyond the actual Texas football program: should starter Quinn Ewers resume his duties under center after healing from injury, or does Arch Manning take over?

The obvious answer: Ewers. Saban agrees.

“I think what Sark did in the press conference yesterday sort of sent the message loud and clear that we have a championship caliber team and have an opportunity to maybe do something special with this team and Quinn Ewers is the quarterback,” Nick Saban said, according to Inside Texas. “And I think that’s probably the way it should be.”

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS

Austin American-Statesman: Under new baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle, Texas resumes practices

Austin American-Statesman: How will Arch Manning’s first start compare with other Texas QBs?

Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Just what Texas needed: a little spice from ULM for Saturday

Austin American-Statesman: Arch Manning’s top speed went viral for Texas football. Here’s why

Dallas Morning News: Arch Manning, Texas’ top recruiting catch, unfazed by family legacy, sky-high expectations

247Sports: The Insider, Part I: Longhorns meeting, exceeding or falling short of expectations on defense, special teams

247Sports: The Insider, Part II: Longhorns who are meeting, exceeding or falling short of expectations on offense

247Sports: Texas Football Game Predictions: No. 1 Texas vs. Louisiana-Monroe

247Sports: Texas football’s defense finds early-season success by trusting Pete Kwiatkowski’s plan

247Sports: Know Your Longhorn Foe: Q&A with Joe Londergan as the ULM game will serve as Arch Manning’s first start

Inside Texas: Quick team notes as No. 1 Texas finishes preparation ahead of ULM

Inside Texas: Quinn Ewers is undoubtedly a critical piece of Steve Sarkisian’s national championship aspirations

Inside Texas: IT Roundtable: Texas vs. ULM predictions, Arch Manning starting, keys to the game

Inside Texas: How Steve Sarkisian wants Arch Manning to manage the mania around him

ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION

With Texas RBs hit by injuries, the Horns are leaning on Jerrick Gibson, the ‘Baby Rhino’

No. 1 Texas hosts ULM: Three keys to the game

No, ULM doesn’t have any players who beat Texas QB Arch Manning in high school

Staff Roundtable: Arch Manning, ULM, and the No. 1 ranking

RECRUITING ROUNDUP

Austin American-Statesman: Son of ex-MLB outfielder among Thursday trio of Texas baseball commits

Dallas Morning News: A family affair: Inside the life of current Cedar Hill, future UT Coleman triplets

Inside Texas: Recruiting Humidor: Five-star Michael Terry III, 2025 Texas DL recruiting

Inside Texas: As you’d expect, the 2025 Texas recruiting class is trending favorably

SEC SHOWDOWN

Rock M Nation: The best and worst case scenarios for Mizzou football

And The Valley Shook: Three very specific predictions for LSU vs. UCLA

Rocky Top Talk: Tennessee-Oklahoma: Three things to watch for

Anchor Of Gold: Saturday Predictions: Vanderbilt at Missouri

Roll ‘Bama Roll: Alabama Crimson Tide football freshmen report

A Sea Of Blue: Former Kentucky wide receiver Chris Lewis wins his battle with cancer

WHAT WE’RE READING

SB Nation: Shohei Ohtani and ‘the greatest day in baseball history’

SB Nation: The NFL’s passing crisis has one solution, and it’s not banning Cover-2

SB Nation: Joel Embiid signs three-year, $193 million extension with Sixers

NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND

• Texas volleyball takes on Hawaii this evening at 6:30pm Central.