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Texas Picked to Win SEC Championship with Arch Manning at QB

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE (SEC), JUL 18 – Texas received 96 of 204 media votes to win the SEC Championship as Arch Manning steps up as starting quarterback, while LSU was picked fourth with seven players honored preseason.

  • Quarterback Arch Manning leads the Texas Longhorns, who are favored to claim the top spot in the SEC regular season standings and secure the SEC Championship Game title this year.
  • This prediction follows last season's SEC Championship Game where Texas lost to Georgia, and Manning recently took over the starting quarterback role after waiting two years behind Quinn Ewers.
  • Manning, aged 21 and nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, has drawn significant media attention and is described as carrying an “out of control” hype train by ESPN analyst Jordan Rodgers.
  • The Longhorns received 96 of 204 media votes at SEC Media Days in Atlanta, while Georgia earned 44 votes and LSU, picked fourth, got 20; the SEC Championship Game is scheduled for December 6 in Atlanta.
  • If Texas fulfills these preseason expectations, it could mark one of the 10 times since 1992 that the media preseason favorite has won the SEC title, implying strong pressure and opportunity for Manning and his team.
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Texas picked to win SEC championship with Arch Manning at QB

Texas is the preseason favorite to win the Southeastern Conference championship, with quarterback Arch Manning leading the team.

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The Washington Post broke the news on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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