You ever get a sense of deja vu? Like, sure, we’ve all been here before, but there’s something oddly comforting about the familiar chatter around college quarterbacks. So, Arch-freaking-Manning, yep, that Manning—back in the news. You knew he couldn’t stay out of the spotlight for long. If gossip is anything to go by, our boy’s weighing some potential life-altering choices. Oooh, drama!
Arch lights up the field as if born with a football in hand (which, let’s face it, with that family tree, maybe he was). Last season, even when he wasn’t Texas’s main dude, he still carved out quite a stats line: ten games, nearly 68% of those throws hitting the mark, over 900 yards, nine TDs, and… well, a couple of missteps that ended up in the wrong hands. Not bad, right? Pretty sure I’d trip over my own feet with that kind of pressure.
Anyway—oh, right—back to the point. Quinn Ewers? Off to the NFL, trying his luck. So now the spotlight hot potato lands squarely in Arch’s lap, with Coach Sarkisian trusting him with the keys to the team. The anticipation is like a live wire. Which would, of course, be something I’d notice, because tangents are my thing. Insert shrug here.
Arch seemed all fired up about stepping into those shoes come Week 1. In his own words (where’d I put those again?), oh here: “It’s tough, really tough these days,” he told some folks. “But I hope sticking around pays off, because, honestly, where else would I wanna be? Texas is home. Friends, good vibes—what more could you ask for?”
Some folks are jittery about whether Arch might only hang around for a single full season—we’ll have to stay tuned. ESPN’s Schefter, sort of an oracle on all things gridiron, mentioned there’s no guarantee of Arch sprinting for the NFL after next year. Also dropped some wisdom on why the NIL moolah could totally keep him in college town longer. I mean, none of the past Mannings bailed early, did they? Maybe Arch would stick around till 2027. Nothing like cozying up to some uncertainty, am I right?
Still, for now, Arch is laser-focused on being the ace for Texas. Not zooming in on the NFL just yet. Patience is a virtue and all that jazz—easy for us to say, but it feels important to him. Am I a sap for sorta rooting for the guy? Nah, it’s cool, right?
