Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has a legitimate chance to be the best quarterback in college football in 2025. 

Arch, though, hasn't actually accomplished much yet in his college career. The New Orleans native, who is entering his first season as the Longhorns' starting quarterback, started two games during his first two seasons at Texas. 

Despite the lack of experience, no one in college football is receiving more hype ahead of the 2025 season than Arch. 

That's, of course, because of Arch's last name — which was first made famous by his grandfather, Archie, and later taken to new levels of fame by his uncles, Peyton and Eli. 

Arch is obviously extremely talented, but his status as the nephew of Peyton and Eli has helped propel him to Tim Tebow-level stardom. 

Peyton and Eli, however, weren’t exactly big mentors to Arch, as many people believe.

According to Arch's dad, Cooper, Peyton and Eli "weren't around a ton".

"As much as they are great influences, they weren’t around a ton,” said Cooper to The Athletic's Bruce Feldman. “I don’t think Eli ever saw Arch play a high school or college football game. He is coming in this year. Peyton would come in for a game or two occasionally. Arch would see them at the Manning Passing Academy and may see ’em at Mardi Gras, but that’s like five nights in a year, so it’s hard to say whether he’s ‘like them or like someone else.’"

“Arch is probably just as likely to pick up a habit of Patrick Mahomes as he is of Eli with things that you just like about people and the way they handle themselves," added Cooper. 

Peyton played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos for the first decade of Arch's life. After retiring from the NFL, Peyton remained in Denver — 1,300 miles away from Arch in New Orleans. 

Eli, meanwhile, played for the New York Giants for the first 15 years of Arch's life. 

It's not like Peyton and Eli were non-existent — Peyton has hilariously described the voice memos he'll share with Arch from time to time — but it's not the Manning-way to be intrusive and over the top. 

Cooper, who might be the most charismatic and interesting Manning of them all, did a fine job of teaching Arch how to play football. 

I'm sure Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian agrees.