Cooper Manning shares advice he gave Arch Manning about playing time and NIL with Longhorns
For those wondering where Arch Manning gets his down-home, aw-shucks persona, look no further than his father. Cooper Manning opened a window into the family’s thinking about playing time at Texas and the importance of NIL during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show. “You know how they do in the media. They crown you […]
For those wondering where Arch Manning gets his down-home, aw-shucks persona, look no further than his father.
Cooper Manning opened a window into the family’s thinking about playing time at Texas and the importance of NIL during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show.
“You know how they do in the media. They crown you way too early and they jump on and kill you,” Manning said. “So he's getting way too much attention and way too much credit, and he’s going to struggle, and they’re going to say he’s not as good. He’s overrated. It’s coming.
“Everybody knows it. So it’s kind of easy to see that.”
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Manning appeared on the show as a promotional guest of Fox Sports. Manning is on site in New Orleans covering the Super Bowl for the TV network.
But you can bet that everywhere Cooper Manning goes, he’s asked about his famous son. Arch Manning finally will move into the starting role in 2025 after waiting the last two years behind Quinn Ewers.
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“Yeah, it’s frustrating not to play,” Cooper Manning told Dan Patrick. “Did he love it? No, was it probably good for him the long run? Yes.
“You don't want your kiddos to come home and be unhappy, but the same time, sometimes going through a little hardship and some bumps in the road are, are good.”
Patrick dug into what kind of NIL opportunities are out there for Arch Manning, who has already signed his first NIL deal with Red Bull. Archie Manning, Arch’s grandfather and Cooper’s dad, made his grandson promise that he could not have any NIL deals until he became a starter.
“I think the best advice I can give is to look at the school of where you're going to go, where you're going to be happy,” Cooper Manning said. “If money is dictating where you're going to go for the next four years, you're probably going to make a mistake.
“I always tell Arch, where are you going to be on Sunday nights when you’ve thrown three interceptions, you’ve gotten beat by the crosstown rival, your girlfriend broke up with you, you’ve got two tests you haven’t studied for, it’s cloudy and you’re homesick. Where are you still going to be relatively happy? And if you can figure that out, you made the right choice.
“I wouldn't let, you know, a short term dollar amount dictate a career.”
Asked how the Mannings navigate NIL, Cooper said, “Slowly and carefully.
“I think to play the long game is probably the best way to do it,” Manning added. “You don't want to get caught up in doing these little short term things that might, if you start having some success, could cannibalize you being able to do something bigger.
“No, you did a little dinky deal here. That's going to hurt you from doing something bigger. So I would just pick your spots carefully and worry about the craft. The reason you're there is to get an education and to play football and to make friends and have a great college experience. It's not all about how much money you can jam in your pocket those couple years.”
But Cooper Manning quickly added, “I look at college a little differently than everybody else does. Sometimes I think it's such a precious time, and you know, kind of molding who you're going to become. And if, just, if it's just a straight dollar decision, then I think you miss out on a lot.”
