Manning Presser: Texas QB on trash talk, Muschamp and 'butter'

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We're now less than two weeks from the start of the 2026 Texas Longhorns football season. After practice on Tuesday, Arch Manning spoke with the media about several topics, including trash talk, going against Will Muschamp's defense, Cole Hutson's return and his new catchphrase "Butter."

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Texas coach Steve Sarkisian described the offense in Saturday's scrimmage as "sloppy." The defense grabbed four turnovers from the offense, including a Kosi Okpala pick six. Sark says Manning started the scrimmage “inefficient” but found his footing late, finding Wingo and Mosley for scores late. Manning told the media on Tuesday he feels the group responded to the poor scrimmage well early this week in practice.

One reason for the struggles is new defensive coordinator Will Muschamp's scheme. Manning and the offense have to go against one of the best defensive minds in football, day in and day out. Manning says it's been a challenge. "They throw a lot of stuff at us," Manning said. "It's fun going against them."

Manning says one of the biggest improvements this summer has been his accuracy. Much of that is down to experience, much is about having better wide receivers and some is a change of mindset.

“I want to get our receivers the ball and away from the defense," Manning said. “I’ve thrown some bad ones and they’ve made me look good.”

The junior QB says he was surprised, but happy at the return of offensive lineman Cole Hutson. “I was off social media, so I didn't know what was going on really," he said. "And I saw him early morning one day and I was like, ‘What the hell?' I gave him a big hug. I'm glad to have him back.”

Manning reveals another offensive lineman is his best friend. He says that it is ironically the center, Connor Robertson. “He’s my best friend," Manning said. "What a guy. He’s got great juice. It’s definitely a benefit having such a close friend of yours as your center. My brother was my center in high school. Now another brother of mine is my center. It’s a blessing.”

Arch's "trash talking" has become a narrative this fall. New Longhorns linebacker Justin Cryer says Manning is "kind of annoying." Manning says he learned it from his family. "Probably from my dad and brother growing up. Playing basketball in the front yard. That's where it started."

When told Cryer said he was annoying, Manning said, "That makes sense. He's always the one right in front of me, so he's who I go after a lot." The New Orleans native adds it's nice that the defense can't touch him in practice. "That helps a lot," he said. “They don’t get to hit me during practice, so I can kind of say whatever I want.”

What about butter? This fall, the Longhorns social media team put a mic on Manning during practice. The biggest revelation was just how often Arch says "butter" after a good throw. Manning says former Longhorns backup quarterback Cole Lourd originated the phrase. "He used to say that," Manning said. "I kept saying that. It got ahead of me. I said it a lot (in the video). More than I thought.

Even HEB reacted to the frequent use of butter, offering Manning butter tortillas after the catchphrase started to catch on.

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