Another quick stop by the Horns’ defense followed, then another impressive drive by Manning to close out the quarter. He hit Ryan Wingo for a 25-yard pass, then a 17-yard touchdown to give Texas a 21-0 lead, Manning’s second touchdown pass of the night through the first 15 minutes of play.

Arch Manning threw two touchdowns and two interceptions in the first half of his first career start Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe. Texas leads 28-3 at halftime behind a defense that allowed the Warhawks to gain 101 yards of offense.

The Sporting News tracked live results and highlights from Texas vs. UL Monroe, featuring QB Arch Manning's starting debut for the Longhorns.

Next up for Texas is a home game against Mississippi State (1-3) and the Longhorns' first conference contest as a member of the SEC.

The No. 1 Longhorns pummeled Louisiana-Monroe 51-3 Saturday at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium to move to 4-0 ahead of the Southeastern Conference opener next week against Mississippi State. Texas held the Warhawks to minus-2 yards of offense in the third quarter and outgained them 493-111 for the game.

Arch Manning and No. 1 Texas are words Longhorn fans likely never imagined they'd hear in the same sentence 10 years ago, but reality set in Saturday

Arch Manning’s first game as Texas’ starting quarterback got off to a rocky start. But it didn’t last long. Manning was picked off by UL-Monroe’s Carl Fauntroy on the first possession of Saturday night’s game.