"I don't know where he got that from," the Longhorns signal-caller told reporters. "He texted me and apologized about that. But I'm really just taking it day-by-day right now."

Top-ranked Texas is favored to win the national championship, which would be its first since Vince Young dashed into the Rose Bowl end zone two decades ago to upset Southern California.

“Last but not least, everybody’s watching Arch Manning,” Manziel said. “I’m ready to see what this kid does. Let’s see.”