Texas State: Paul Finebaum trashes Steve Sarkisian's 'Joe Smith' defense of Arch M…
Texas State · Oklahoma · TexasHowever, the third-generation star hasn’t quite played up to those expectations this season. This disappointing play hit its breaking point in Saturday’s loss to Oklahoma , as Manning passed for just 260 yards and tossed a costly interception late in the game, which led to the Sooners’ game-winning field goal.
He claimed that if Manning’s name was ‘ Joe Smith ‘, ‘we’d be praising the guy’. “But the expectations are high for him.
The expectations are high for all of us. Heading into his second season as Texas' starting quarterback, Arch Manning was tabbed one of the preseason Heisman Trophy favorites and the consensus No.
We’ve got to put our nose back to the grind and get back to work.” On Wednesday’s edition of First Take , ESPN’s Paul Finebaum ripped Sarkisian’s comments about Manning.
KEY POINTS
- Through five games, Manning has hit the 300-yard passing mark just once (305 in opener against Texas State ) and currently ranks eighth in the SEC in QBR (65.5).
- $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage In the aftermath of that game, Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian went to bat for his quarterback.
- ESPN's Paul Finebaum shredded Steve Sarkisian's 'Joe Smith' comments about Arch Manning, calling them 'hogwash'.
- “I think if you took the name off the back of his jersey and you said, ‘Here’s Joe Smith playing quarterback at the University of Texas and here’s a guy who’s beaten four Top-10 ranked teams in his last 13 starts,’ we’d be praising the guy,” Sarkisian said.