
QBs Arch Manning and Marcel Reed set for high-stakes showdown in Texas-Texas A&M rivalry game
Texas’ Arch Manning started the season as a top Heisman Trophy contender. Texas A&M’s Marcel Reed is finishing it as one. The quarterbacks duel Friday night when the No, 16 Longhorns and No. 3 Aggies clash in the 120th meeting of the rivalry. The nationally televised showcase matchup is a chance for Manning to show how far he’s come in a roller-coaster season that saw him roasted by some critics as an over-hyped bust. A big game from Reed to cap of of the best seasons in A&M history could propel him from surging late-season Heisman hopeful to one of the favorites.