Whenever your last name is Manning and your uncles are Peyton and Eli people are going to be excited about watching you play quarterback. And while expectations are high for Arch Manning in his first year as a starter this season,

Not everyone is ready to jump aboard the Manning hype train just yet, however. ESPN's Jordan Rodgers pushed back on the narrative that the Texas quarterback is destined to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 draft, and even ranked him beneath a handful of quarterbacks in the SEC leading into the season.

The Longhorns QB is saying not so fast to those wanting to crown him college football's best player before a single down is played.

However, a recent post from ESPN laid out an x-factor for all of the top 25 teams, and Manning was not named as the x-factor. Instead, it was the Texas defensive line, and they have a lot of work to do in the tough SEC.

New Orleans' Arch Manning was part of the Texas contingent here in Atlanta on Tuesday for SEC media days. He's generated a lot of hype, but is it justified?

Texas quarterback Arch Manning admits that being the backup was tough after playing every year in high school. Despite limited playing time last season behind Quinn Ewers, Manning chose to

Arch Manning may be the favorite to go No. 1 in the 2026 NFL Draft, but Oklahoma's John Mateer could change a lot of people's minds.

Perhaps no one is higher on Arch Manning's potential than Paul Finebaum. ESPN's college football contributor surprised a lot of people a few weeks ago when he posited that the Texas Longhorns signal-caller may be the best college football quarterback since Tim Tebow.