Arch Manning makes honest admission about his football journey that will come as a surprise to even diehard Texas Longhorns fans
Texas Longhorns redshirt sophomore quarterback Arch Manning was the top rated quarterback in the 2023 recruiting class. Last season, Arch, who was serving as the backup to starting quarterback Quinn Ewers, made two starts for the Longhorns and he instantly looked like one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in all of college football. As a […]
Texas Longhorns redshirt sophomore quarterback Arch Manning was the top rated quarterback in the 2023 recruiting class.
Last season, Arch, who was serving as the backup to starting quarterback Quinn Ewers, made two starts for the Longhorns and he instantly looked like one of the most dynamic quarterbacks in all of college football.
As a result, Arch, who is the nephew of former Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning (as well as the grandson of former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning), is expected to be a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender in 2025 as he takes over as the starting quarterback in Austin.
Arch is a quarterback through and through. He's a natural. It's in his blood.
That's why it'll probably come as a surprise to everyone, even diehard Texas fans, that Arch actually fancied himself a wide receiver (like his dad, Cooper) until his freshman year of high school.
"My dad was a receiver, so I kind of always saw myself as a receiver up until about freshman year of high school and I stuck with quarterback," said Arch in a recent interview with Vuori Clothing. "But I grew up playing everything: baseball, basketball, karate, gymnastics, golf. I still play golf to this day, I wish I was a little bit better. But definitely not swimming. I remember I didn't like swimming."
Arch is far more athletic than either of his famous uncles, and he showed that he has legit speed last season at Texas, so maybe wide receiver would've worked out for him.
But I think it's pretty clear that he made the right choice to stick with playing quarterback — though opposing college football defensive coordinators who have to find a way to stop him might feel a bit differently.
