Arch Manning, Texas and Ohio State
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Arch Manning gets advice from his grandfather to "get down and get out of bounds" at the end of every phone call, and will look to apply that advice when
The college football season is right around the corner, and the most anticipated Week 1 showdown will take place on Aug. 30 when the Ohio State Buckeyes face the Texas Longhorns. While Ohio State enters the season fresh off a 2024 national championship,
But on Tuesday, Aug. 19, the Longhorns' first-year starter had to address his future plans after his grandfather, former Ole Miss and New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, said last month that NFL teams shouldn't expect his grandson to be available next April.
Ed Orgeron, who won a national title during his days as the head coach at LSU, raised those expectations a little bit higher this week when he compared Manning to a current NFL star quarterback that the former coach knows pretty well—Joe Burrow.
During an ad campaign with Sling TV, Manziel listed his top three quarterbacks going into this season. While he named Marcel Reed from his alma mater Texas A&M and LaNorris Sellers from South Carolina, he also mentioned Arch Manning.
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