Arch Manning is reinforcing his case for college football’s best backup quarterback.

Manning, the Texas redshirt freshman and Louisiana high school football great, broke off a 67-yard touchdown run on a quarterback keeper in the first half of a 56-7 home win against UTSA on Saturday.

Manning ended up having a career day after starter Quinn Ewers exited the game in the first half. He completed 9 of 12 passes for 223 passing yards and four touchdowns along with 53 yards rushing and a score.

With the run, the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning produced the longest touchdown run from a Texas Longhorn since Vince Young in 2005.

Texas is ranked No. 2 in the country in the Associated Press poll.

Manning is playing his first meaningful season in college after establishing himself as the nation’s top high school prospect, let alone quarterback.

He led Isadore Newman (Lousiana) to a 34-9 record while tossing 8,599 yards and 115 touchdowns with 20 interceptions.

In Week 1, he completed 5 of 6 pass attempts for 95 yards and two touchdowns in a 52-0 win over Colorado.

Before the Longhorns beat Michigan at the Big House in Week 2, Manning went to an Austin High School football game as a spectator.

Manning entered the season the backup toformer Southlake Carroll standout Quinn Ewers.

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A West Texas high school football player has reportedly died in a car accident over the weekend.

El Paso Franklin senior Emmanuel Lopez was killed in a car accident in Arizona, multiple outlets reported on Sunday. Lopez is listed on Franklin’s roster as a wide receiver and safety.

The El Paso Franklin football program’s booster club called Lopez a “voice for others” and a “smile that lit up any room” in a post on Sunday.

“You are and will always be our Franklin Family,” the program’s booster club said on Sunday.

The football team’s booster club identified Lopez as one of three individuals killed in a collision on the Arizona side of the state line with New Mexico. The passenger vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer, which reportedly caught on fire in the aftermath, the Arizona DOT told Fox 14 News in El Paso.

Lopez was reportedly in transit to the Arizona Cardinals game in Glendale, Arizona, El Paso Franklin coach Daren Walker told the El Paso Times.

Lopez recorded six tackles in Franklin’s 36-14 loss to Monterey on Friday. He was a multi-year contributor to the football team and recorded 41 tackles as a junior.

The vehicle collision took place when a semi-truck hit a passenger vehicle on Saturday around 5 p.m., The Arizona Republic reported. The incident resulted in the closure of Interstate-10 west-bound on Saturday, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Lopez was one of three reported deaths and all three occurred in the passenger vehicle, the Arizona Department of Public Safety told the El Paso Times.

Franklin is 1-2 on the season after a Week 1 win over Chapin, a loss to Del Valle and Friday’s loss at Monterey.