Even a former Texas A&M Aggies star is buying Arch Manning stock. Manning is replacing Quinn Ewers as the Texas Longhorns’ starting quarterback this season. After sitting behind the 2025 seventh-round pick for two seasons, former Florida Gators head coach Steve Spurrier and others have suggested he’s overhyped. Ex-Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel disagrees. “I think him being the seventh- or eighth-best [QB] in the SEC, I don’t think we’re going to see that,” the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner said Thursday on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “I think he’s going to live in the top three of SEC play when it’s all said and done.” Manning is the nephew of Super Bowl champions Peyton and Eli and grandson of 1971 No. 2 pick Archie. When replacing an injured Ewers (oblique) last season, the 21-year-old showed he could be the family’s next outstanding QB. He filled in a 56-7 Week 3 win over the UTSA Roadrunners, recording five touchdowns (four passing, one rushing). Arch Manning then started against the Louisiana-Monroe WaRead More
Former Texas A&M star weighs in on Arch Manning hype
