Arch Manning won’t be QB1 at the University of Texas this coming season. The highly-touted Manning, the next in line in a great family of quarterbacks, will sit behind Quinn Ewers again for the 2024 campaign. Some have wondered what this could mean for Manning and the future. His uncle Eli decided to weigh in on the situation recently.
Manning, who starred at Ole Miss in the early 2000s, knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a successful college quarterback. Sometimes, the road is paved for you; other times, you have to carve it yourself.
“Obviously, the plan was maybe Ewers would go into the NFL, but he’s there. It’s another year for Arch to mature, learn an offense, get bigger and stronger int hew eight room and always be prepared to play,” Manning told USA TODAY. “You never know what’s going to happen.”
Later, Manning talked about how things can be in his situation. Funnily enough, he experienced a similar road to becoming a starter while he was t Ole Miss too.
“He’s got to be ready. If not, then he gets some playing time here and there, and he’s got three more years of eligibility at a great school, at ag reat football program on the rise,” Manning said via USA TODAY. “The fact that you can transfer so easily now doesn’t mean you should do it just because you’re not playing right away. A lot of quarterbacks when I was in college, that was always the game plan. You redshirt, you sit a year, you have three years of eligibility. That’s what I did at Ole Miss and I think (that) helped me.”
More from Manning:
“I know he wants to play. He’s itching to get in there. But being patient, continuing to learn can be very helpful as well.”
So, it sure sounds like patience will continue to be stressed.
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