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What Arch Manning’s commitment means for Texas

Seven words in the first tweet sent from Arch Manning’s Twitter account — the one with the bio reading only “High school student,” one of the great understatement in the platform’s history — sent shockwaves through the college football world shortly after 11 a.m. Central time on Thursday.

Head coach Steve Sarkisian and the Texas Longhorns had done it. Days after hosting Manning for an official visit, they’d overcome the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs to land the services of the nation’s No. 1 quarterback and No.