Arch Manning was booed by his own fans in Texas on Saturday after enduring the most disastrous half of his college football career to date.
The third generation of Manning quarterbacks threw 10 straight incompletions for the Longhorns in the first half of their game against the UTEP Miners, while completing just five of his 16 passes for 69 yards and an interception.
And despite carrying the ball four times for 18 yards and a touchdown just before the break, Texas supporters made their displeasure known with the 21-year-old throughout the opening two quarters.
Footage on social media shows the home crowd subjecting Manning to jeers after his incomplete passes and the interception, before the Longhorns offense were booed off the field at halftime.
After heading in at the interval 14-3 ahead, Texas went on to win 27-10 and claim their second victory of the season.
Manning finished with 11/25 passes completed for 114 passing yards along with his first-half touchdown and interception, as well as two rushing touchdowns for 51 yards.
Arch Manning was booed by his own fans in Texas on Saturday after enduring a disastrous half
The 21-year-old quarterback threw 10 straight incompletions as supporters lost their patience
UTEP counterpart Malachi Nelson, another five-star quarterback from the same recruiting class, went 24/36 for 209 yards and two interceptions without throwing a touchdown.
It has been a difficult start to the season for Manning, who produced an abysmal performance in their Week 1 loss to Ohio State.
The grandson of Archie Manning and nephew of Super Bowl winners Peyton and Eli completed just 17 of 30 passes for 170 yards that day. And while he did throw a touchdown pass, he was also picked off and took a sack as the defending-champion Buckeyes clamped down on that side of the ball.
Facing the San Jose State Spartans last week, Arch looked a lot more assured after tossing four touchdown passes and gaining 295 yards through the air on 19 of 30 passing to win 38-7 in Austin.
And even though he did get picked off, he was also impressive on the ground, rushing for 23 yards and a touchdown as the seventh-ranked Longhorns scored seemingly at will.
But to fans who witnessed Texas’ offense sputter with the sophomore Manning under center the previous week in Columbus, his effort was all too easy to pick apart.
For starters, his 83-yard touchdown pass to receiver Parker Livingstone was only made possible by the Spartans defensive back who slipped, allowing a 20-yard pass to turn into a foot race to the end zone.
What’s more, some armchair quarterbacks felt the pass was actually underthrown.
