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3 days ago
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Arch Manning Turns Heads After Interaction With Paul Finebaum
Arch Manning Turns Heads After Interaction With Paul Finebaum originally appeared on Athlon Sports. 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 story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
CBS News
4 days ago
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Texas QB Arch Manning steals the spotlight at SEC Media Days
Arch Manning amassed the largest crowd at SEC Media Days on Tuesday, and it wasn't particularly close. Neither was the competition for most devoted fan; that title belonged to 13-year-old Connor Petroziello. The Manning superfan arrived at the College Football Hall of Fame at 6:45 a.m., sporting a white Longhorns hat, a No. 16 jersey and burnt orange Crocs. He didn't know Manning's brief walk-by wouldn't happen until 4:15 p.m., but when he found out, he didn't halt the mission. Ten hours later, his idol signed his jersey. "I got an ESPN notification last week and asked my parents if we could come," Petroziello said. "He's my favorite player. Everything about him." The Manning fandom spans beyond age 13. The son of Cooper Manning, the grandson of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and the nephew of Super Bowl-winning QBs Peyton and Eli Manning, is the most-talked about quarterback — if not player — in college football. And yet, he's only played in a handful of games. Manning passed for 939 yards and nine touchdowns and ran for four touchdowns last season, seeing limited playing time after September behind Quinn Ewers. He admits now that going from highly sought-after high school recruit to the Texas backup quarterback wasn't an easy transition. "This is not really a big deal, but I played every year in high school," Manning said Tuesday at SEC Media Days. "It was a 2-A high school. That doesn't mean anything, but from sitting out and not playing, that was pretty tough." Manning could have seen the field earlier had he gone elsewhere. But in an era where college athletes have newfound maneuverability thanks to the transfer portal — and the ability to strike lucrative deals at interested schools — the quarterback chose to ride it out. "(Transferring) never really crossed my mind," Manning said. "I knew Texas was the place I wanted to be. It was the city I wanted to be in, a great education. I had friends there. I was still developing and growing as a football player and a person. So I never really wanted to leave. If there was somewhere else I wanted to be, I would have gone." Two years since first arriving in Austin, his days of watching offensive possessions from the sideline are likely behind him. Ewers moved on and up, drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round in April, passing the torch to the newest playmaker in one of football's most famous families. Manning's confidence masks the simple fact that he's appeared in just 12 college games going into the Aug. 30 season opener at Ohio State, the defending national champion and the team that beat the Longhorns in the Cotton Bowl last January. Now that the wait is over, coach Steve Sarkisian thinks he is ready. "He's got an unbelievable work ethic. And I think, if he stays true to himself, that's going to help him navigate these waters as they present themselves," Sarkisian said. "I think he's prepared for the moment, but now it's just time for him to go do it and enjoy doing it quite frankly." Anthony Hill Jr. would know Manning's skill level best. The 2024 second-team AP All-American is tasked with facing the quarterback every day in practice. "The way he reads the defense, he reads it really well. He also has the ability to take off and run and change the play calls. He's done that a lot of times against us. I feel he's going to have a really good season ... the season that he rightfully deserves," Hill said. Despite the praise and chatter, Manning rejects the idea that he's anything other than a normal guy. "I feel like I'm a pretty normal guy," he said. "I like to hang out with my buddies, play golf. I take football pretty seriously. Other than that, just a regular guy." But don't get it twisted. Normal guy or not, there's only one thing on the quarterback's mind. "I'm here to play ball."
Yahoo
30-06-2025
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Arch Manning's Mom Reveals His Private Struggles at Texas
Arch Manning's Mom Reveals His Private Struggles at Texas originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It's not always rainbows and butterflies for Texas quarterback Arch Manning. The former five-star quarterback needs no introduction. Manning, the son of Cooper and the nephew of NFL greats Peyton and Eli, is no stranger to the bright lights. However, he just wants to be a normal college kid in Austin. Advertisement Manning's mother Ellen recently discussed his upbringing and the current struggles he faces while attending the University of Texas. The No. 1 quarterback for the Longhorns understandably gets filmed everywhere he goes, even on campus. "He struggles with that right now,' Ellen said. "Especially when he's in Austin, he feels like he can't go out because everybody wants to take a picture. He said it's not even the ones that are coming up and saying, 'Hey, can I get a picture?' He's always been very gracious about that. He learned that from his grandfather. You always take the time to take a picture, talk to a fan." Manning has been spotted taking numerous photos with friends and appears to have a very kind demeanor. However, it's when he's uncomfortable with those from afar filming him doing a daily task. "But it's the people who are filming him from across the quad when he walks to class. That's the most awkward thing for him. He calls me: 'Mom, will you just talk to me while I'm walking to class because this is so awkward. I don't know whether to wave and smile.'' Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning takes the field before his team's College Football Playoff Miron-Imagn Images After sitting behind quarterback Quinn Ewers on the depth chart for the last two seasons, it's finally Manning's time to lead the Longhorns in 2025 with one of the best rosters in the country. Advertisement With a successful first season as the starter, the off-field filming of Manning could reach an all-time high. Related: Texas Trending for Several More Five-Star Recruits in 2026 Class This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
