Tom Brady Shares Clear Message On Arch Manning Despite Week 1 Loss

Bonisiwe Shabane

-Nov 30, 2025, 12:17 AM

tom brady shares clear message on arch manning despite week 1 loss

The Texas Longhorns entered the season as the No. 1 team in the preseason poll. Arch Manning earned the job as the team's starting quarterback, and his name was instantly thrown around in Heisman Trophy conversations. However, Week 1 against No. 3 Ohio State did not go according to plan for Texas as the Buckeyes won, 14-7, in Columbus. Manning had a subpar showing, going 17-of-30 for 170 yards with one touchdown and an interception, as well as 10 carries for 38 yards in the loss.

Still, it wasn't the performance many expected from Manning, even against the defending national champions. While many questioned Manning's play, NFL legend Tom Brady still expressed belief in the Texas signal-caller, via Henry McKenna of Fox Sports. The Arch Manning era at Texas didn't get off to the best start this weekend as the Longhorns suffered a 14-7 defeat at the hands of the Ohio State Buckeyes. The reigning college football champions made life difficult for Manning, who finished the game 17-of-30 passing for 170 yards with one touchdown that came late in the fourth quarter and one interception. He added 38 yards on the ground as Texas fell to the new likely No. 1 team in the country.

During a recent Pro Football Focus podcast on Sunday, legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady didn't hesitate to reveal his opinion of Manning. The seven-time Super Bowl champion believes the young starting quarterback received a "blessing" - if he uses it correctly. “I think there’s a blessing and a curse in some of it,” Brady said on the podcast. “The curse is a lot of people pile on. The blessing is that there needs to be resilience built up in the quarterback as well. So even though he didn’t have his best game today, and they lost, if he uses this to his advantage, Arch, he’s going to be tougher for it.

And he’s going to have a better next game because of it.” “I always felt like you’ve got to deal with a lot of adversity from a quarterback standpoint — to toughen you up to be the true leader for the organization,” continued Brady. “And unfortunately, these kids now at 19 years old or 20, they’re forced to be the leaders of a college organization. ... Arch has years beyond this to still play in college, if he wants. But it’s going to be up to him to see how he really wants to dig within himself, and how deep he wants to dig, in order to be successful.

But there’s nothing to show me that he won’t be that.He’s been that way in high school and even last year. And he’s got a lot of good people around him that know exactly what to do.” Tom Brady has a strong message for Arch Manning on what he needs to do if he’s going to bounce back after his disappointing Saturday game against Ohio State. In an interview with Cris Collinsworth of Pro Football Focus, Brady spoke out about Texas losing 7 to 14 against Ohio State. The game was close up to the end, but many fans were quick to turn on Manning anyway, even calling for his backup quarterback to step in. Brady and Collinsworth began talking about Manning’s performance at about 39 minutes into the interview.

Overall, Brady was positive about Manning’s future. There’s a long season ahead, he said, and he hasn’t seen anything to indicate that Manning doesn’t have what it takes to persevere. Collinsworth started out by comparing Manning to Brady. He was the next Tom Brady, the way he was getting built up here before the season started,” Collinsworth said. “But he also missed some really easy throws… Ones that made a difference in the game.” This article/post contains references to products or services from one or more of our advertisers or partners.

We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products or services. Tom Brady joined football fans everywhere in checking out Texas vs. Ohio State, Arch Manning’s first outing as the Longhorns’ QB1. The NFL legend hopes Manning can learn from the experience. Brady appeared on the Pro Football Focus podcast on Sunday. He shared his reaction to Manning’s performance and offered advice for how the Texas QB should move forward after a rough Week 1.

“I think there’s a blessing and a curse in some of it,” Brady said on the podcast. “The curse is a lot of people pile on. The blessing is that there needs to be resilience built up in the quarterback as well. So even though he didn’t have his best game today, and they lost, if he uses this to his advantage, Arch, he’s going to be tougher for it. And he’s going to have a better next game because of it.” The next game for Manning and the Longhorns is Texas’s home-opener against San Jose State.

The Longhorns do not play another Power 4 opponent until the Oct. 4 trip to Florida, facing UTEP on Sept. 13 and Sam Houston on Sept. 20 before a bye week. Tom Brady knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity, and he's defending Texas redshirt sophomore quarterback Arch Manning in the wake of the Longhorns' Week 1 loss to the Ohio State Buckeyes. On Saturday, No.

3 Ohio State defeated No. 1 Texas 14-7 in Columbus. It was one of the most highly anticipated non-conference games in recent years, with Manning receiving much of the attention. The 21-year-old QB wasn't great in Week 1, although he still has plenty of time to put forth a solid 2025 campaign, Brady says. Speaking with NFL analyst Cris Collinsworth on the "Pro Football Focus" podcast, Brady said that if Manning uses his subpar performance and Texas' loss "to his advantage, he's going to be tougher for it. He's going to have a better next game because of it."

Brady won a record seven Super Bowl titles during his legendary NFL career. However, in college, he had to grind it out to eventually earn the starting quarterback job at Michigan as a junior. Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has been the talk of the college football world for months now, and that holds true after Saturday's season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Unfortunately, it's now for far less of a positive reason. In his first game as the Longhorns' full-time starter, Manning, who entered the game as a Heisman Trophy favorite, completed just 17 of 30 passes for 170 yards with one touchdown and one interception... Texas did not score until there was just 3:26 left in the fourth quarter, and by that point, it was far too late to overcome the air of disappointment.

There has been no shortage of hot takes over the past few days, but the greatest quarterback of all time is taking a more level-headed approach. During a conversation with Cris Collinsworth on Pro Football Focus' YouTube channel, seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady said bluntly that Manning's performance wasn't great, but he expects the youngster to bounce back. "Even though he didn’t have his best game today, and they lost, if he uses this to his advantage, Arch, he’s going to be tougher for it," Brady said. "And he’s going to have a better next game because of it.

Tom Brady Shares Clear Message On Arch Manning Despite Week 1 Loss

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