Jordan Rodgers reveals what Arch Manning's biggest improvement has been in 2025

Texas sophomore quarterback Arch Manning has been a different quarterback over the Longhorns’ past two games. And because of that, both of those games resulted in wins.

After hitting the 300-plus yard passing mark just once in his first seven games, Manning passed for 346 yards against Mississippi State and 328 yards against No. 16 Vanderbilt. In that span, he’s also thrown six touchdowns and just one interception.

It appeared as if the program would certainly not be returning to the College Football Playoff following its loss to Florida on Oct. 4, but it now appears as if the Longhorns control their own destiny. Heading into their final three games, they are ranked No. 10 in the CFP Rankings. However, two of those final three games are against teams currently projected to be in the playoff (No. 5 Georgia and No. 3 Texas A&M).

Jordan Rodgers is impressed by Manning’s improved footwork

The first of those two games (Georgia) kicks off this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Ahead of that monstrous SEC matchup, ESPN‘s Jordan Rodgers joined ‘Get Up‘ to reveal what he believes Arch Manning‘s biggest improvement has been this season.

“It’s his footwork,” Rodgers said. “It’s night and day different from the beginning of the season to where he’s at now. In turn, that means his completion percentage and accuracy has greatly improved as well. He’s so much more consistent with what we call ‘his base’. When he gets into the pocket, early in the year, his feet were really narrow and he was standing really tall. Which means when he went to throw the football, he was like a pitcher stepping off the pitcher’s mound. A long stride.

“That led to inaccuracies downfield. Now, when he gets to the bottom of his drop in the pocket, his feet are wider, his front foot is shorter and he’s more consistent with his accuracy. He’s able to rotate through those throws. That’ll be a big part of this game. Yards after the catch will huge. Both teams love to throw quick to the perimeter, so accuracy will be huge for Arch.”

Manning faced massive expectations heading into the season, and maybe that was unfair to him. He only made a few starts last season in place of an injured Quinn Ewers, so of course, it would take some time to get adjusted to life as a starting quarterback in college football. Manning, however, seems to be improving by the week, and Texas will certainly need a big performance from him this Saturday against Kirby Smart‘s Bulldogs.