Texas QB Arch Manning shares what he must fix after slow start

Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian doesn't seem overly concerned, either. Manning has completed a below-average 55.3% of his passes in three starts, but the coach believes the early struggles could benefit the nephew of Super Bowl champions Peyton and Eli. 

"I think some of this is really good," the coach said Monday. "Here's a guy who's had an awesome life, you know. The way he's grown up, where he played, the school he went to, the people he's been surrounded by. But I think you learn about a lot yourself through adversity and overcoming adversity and getting to the other side of adversity."

Arch Manning's poor stretch could be the first time the football community has doubted whether the former five-star recruit will carry on his family legacy. The test could break the young QB, but it could also build character, which will help him improve over the course of his career. 

It's good for Texas that Sarkisian and Arch Manning believe the struggles will do the latter. Still, that must happen soon. After their home game against Sam Houston (0-3) on Saturday, the No. 8 Longhorns will begin SEC play. It's a challenging conference schedule that features road games against the Florida Gators (Oct. 4) and the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs (Nov. 15).

Arch Manning must play much better than he did in his first three games in those upcoming matchups, or else Texas (2-1) can kiss its national championship hopes goodbye. Missing the College Football Playoff would make Longhorn fans even more irate than they were against UTEP.