Arch Manning made the first start of his college football career this weekend for the Texas Longhorns, but it doesn’t sound like he is planning to be the team’s long-term quarterback this season.
During the most recent edition of ESPN’s College GameDay on Saturday, host Pat McAfee reported that Arch Manning had no intention of trying to keep the team’s starting quarterback job once starter Quinn Ewers is back from his injury.
“I actually reached out to the Manning operation to get their take on the entire situation,” Pat McAfee said Saturday on ESPN’s College GameDay according to The Mirror US.
“The reality is, against this Louisiana-Monroe team, if Arch Manning throws for five touchdowns and runs 20 miles per hour-plus again today—the fastest Manning in history—there’s going to be calls for him to get on the field.
“The Manning family said, though, ‘No, no, no.’ They are old school. You never lose a job because of an injury. Arch Manning wants to be in the program for four years. He wants to develop.
“There is no rush to get in the NFL. He loves Quinn Ewers. They know that’s going to be a talking point, but they’ve already tried to kind of settle that before it even gets started.”
With Ewers set to enter the NFL Draft after this season, Manning will likely be the team’s starter next season.
And it sounds like he’s more than happy to wait his turn.
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