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ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 In the whirlwind matchup between No. 13 Texas and No. 18 Michigan at the Citrus Bowl, one player stood at the center of it all: quarterback Arch Manning. Imposing his will through the air and on the ground, he seemed almost omnipresent as he steered the Longhorns to victory<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n In a performance that grew more authoritative as the game went on, Manning racked up 221 yards through the air while simultaneously notching 155 on the ground. While the first half\u2019s focus was composure, the second\u2019s was about control. And by the end, Manning had overwhelmed the Wolverines in almost every facet, earning the title of bowl game MVP in the process.<\/p>\n That dominance didn\u2019t arrive all at once, though. For much of the first half, the game remained tight as Manning struggled to settle in.\u00a0<\/p>\n With roughly 10 minutes remaining in the second quarter, Michigan strung together a series of physical runs and long passes to jump out to a 17-10 lead. But rather than letting the Wolverines ride that momentum, Manning mounted an answer just minutes later to keep Texas in the conversation. Darting forward out of the collapsing pocket, he kept his cool as he scanned the field for a target. Locking eyes with tight end Jack Endries, Manning fired the ball 17 yards into the end zone to tie the game at 17, where it stayed heading into halftime.<\/p>\n