Arch Manning Turns Heads After Interaction With Paul Finebaum
The buzz around Texas quarterback Arch Manning is about as high as it gets ahead of the 2025 college football season.
The former No. 1 overall recruit in the 2023 class is the grandson of New Orleans Saints legend Archie Manning and nephew of two-time Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning. While the hype around him has been through the roof from the moment he set foot in Austin, the 2025 season will be his first as the team's starter.
Manning sat behind seventh-round pick Quinn Ewers for the past two seasons, and is now getting the starter's treatment at SEC media days. Something that fans saw on Tuesday during an interaction between Manning and ESPN's Paul Finebaum, which seemed to leave the college football personality speechless.
"Say it ain't so. Paul starstruck by a Texas Longhorn Player," wrote one fan.
"Paul as excited as most people get about seeing a puppy," commented a second.
"Look a little excited Paul," added another.
"Arch showing love to his biggest fan," joked one user.
In true Finebaum fashion, he trolled college football fans with his caption, declaring that Manning's handshake was the best since Tim Tebow. Finebaum is on record for predicting that Manning will be a Heisman finalist, and also for saying that the Texas quarterback is the best player burst onto the scene since the Florida legend.
"I believe also that Arch Manning is the best college football quarterback we've seen since Tim Tebow entered the scene in 2006," Finebaum said earlier this month.
They are lofty expectations, but that is on par for just about everyone when it comes to Manning.This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
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