His six touchdowns were tied with Ayomanor for the lead. The Rancho Santa Margarita product dealt with injuries in high school, which led to him being a three-star recruit. He chose Stanford over programs such as USC, UCLA, Washington and Notre Dame where both of his parents were athletes.

And he is ready to take over the Texas offense in 2025. "I wanted to be the quarterback at the University of Texas," quarterback Arch Manning told reporters Thursday when discussing why he didn't transfer when he was behind Quinn Ewers on the depth chart. "Sometimes things are worth the wait."