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Texas quarterback Arch Manning took the podium on Tuesday at SEC Media Days with the new era of Longhorns football set to be underway. After patiently waiting his turn, the former No. 1 prospect in the 2023 Recruiting Cycle is up next as the signal-caller in Austin.
Austin Simmons is ready to take the reins of Ole Miss' offense heading into his first season as the team's starting quarterback.
Putting the physical resemblance aside, Simmons is also a southpaw like Tagovailoa — a rare trait for a quarterback in modern football. As far as the NFL goes, there are only 2 active lefties who play quarterback: Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr.
Locked on Ole Miss host Steven Willis sits down with Simmons for an exclusive pre-SEC Media Days chat.
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