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Sark's Secret to Coaching QB Arch Manning: AJ Milwee and Michael Bimonte

On3 imageby: Justin Wells07/31/25
AJ Milwee, Steve Sarkisian
AJ Milwee, Steve Sarkisian (Will Gallagher/Inside Texas)

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian is a known commodity in the quarterback world of football. The former college and pro signal-caller puts an extreme amount of emphasis on the position. That’s why he relies on assistants AJ Milwee and Michael Bimonte. Now they get to help develop one of the most unique quarterbacks in a very long time.

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With Milwee, he’s been with Sarkisian since they arrived in Austin. And he gets to coach Arch Manning now, who goes above and beyond with work ethic and preparation despite his five-star status and Hall of Fame last name.

“That’s the type of kid we’re hopefully recruiting,” Milwee told Inside Texas. “But that was Arch’s mindset. For a kid like him that started every game that he had ever been a part of since being in high school. That’s hard for anybody. It’s hard for a competitor. So, the vent session (with Paul Chryst) you completely understand and get, but you also get the part of where he’s still trying to grow himself and makes sure he’s prepared if that moment does come.”

It was Milwee in New Orleans at Isidore Newman High School taking video of Manning from a handy cam. He’s seen the work and preparation.

With Bimonte, Sarkisian said he was a guy he definitely didn’t want to lose earlier this year. That meant so much to Bimonte.

“Absolutely, it meant the world to me,” said Bimonte. “This will be my fifth year here and I’ve learned a ton from Coach Sark, obviously. Just spending the day in and day out with him and Coach Milwee. I played under Coach (Kyle) Flood a long time ago, so I’m not here without him. It’s been a hell of a journey for us. And we’re not done yet.”

Coaching Manning will be one of Bimonte’s funniest coaching opportunities.

“I think the one thing about Arch that continues to jump out is that he’s obsessed,” said Bimonte. “He’s obsessed with developing. He’s obsessed with trying to accomplish his goals individually and then as a team. And that makes it special for us to come into work every day when you have a kid that is always trying to bang down your door to try to find an edge or get better and develop and watch film. That makes it really fun for us as coaches.”

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