Manning played one snap during Texas’ loss against Ohio State in January’s Cotton Bowl. On a fourth-and-one late in the second quarter, he ran for eight yards to give the Longhorns a first down.

Former Alabama head coach Mike Shula returned to the conference in an on-field capacity as offensive coordinator at South Carolina, replacing former Arkansas reserve quarterback and assistant coach Dowell Loggains, who is in his first year as head coach at Appalachian State.

The hype machine has been in full force since Arch Manning arrived at Texas as the No. 1 overall recruit, but after two years as college football’s most famous