From Andrew Luck to Trevor Lawrence to Caleb Williams, there have been plenty of college football QBs that NFL teams have considered worthy enough to tank the season and try to land in the Draft. Many believe that Texas QB Arch Manning is the next tank-worthy player.

Owens is a big-armed former four-star recruit who saw a few snaps last season as a true freshman. Lacey, a four-star recruit from the 2025 class, was Mr. Football in the state of Alabama last year. Then there's Bell, a top 10 player in the 2026 class and someone who, by 2027, will be a redshirt freshman in Austin.

Texas Monthly reported that Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning — a top prospect for the 2026 NFL draft — will stay in school after this season.

The NFL has entered into a nonbinding agreement to sell NFL Network and other media assets to ESPN. The league will receive a 10% equity stake in ESPN in return.

ESPN announced Wednesday that it has made a non-binding agreement with the National Football League to acquire the NFL Network and some other media assets.