Texas Longhorns junior quarterback Arch Manning ought to think about using Alice Cooper’s “No Extra Mr. Good Man” as his theme music this upcoming season.
Manning has usually appeared well mannered, virtually to a fault, by no means saying or doing something that rocks the boat. That also hasn’t prevented him from turning into college football’s greatest lightning rod.
Many have shaded Arch Manning this offseason
The Ringer’s Todd McShay, a longtime NFL Draft skilled, attended the thirtieth Manning Passing Academy at Nicholls State College in Louisiana in June. Manning participates on the annual camp alongside his uncles, Tremendous Bowl champions Peyton and Eli, and grandfather, former New Orleans Saints star Archie. Regardless of that, some campers did not cheer on the Texas star.
“I am down on the Manning Passing Academy, and there are some [expletives] within the stands who’re truly booing Arch. And I am like, the Manning household has invited you in, one in every of 1,400 campers to come back in, and we have a bunch of like 15 youngsters which are booing him,” McShay told Barstool Sports activities’ Brandon Walker on his podcast on Tuesday (h/t The Spun’s Andrew Holleran).
Scouts have additionally dissed Arch Manning. In a ballot performed by CBS Sports’ John Talty, 10 expertise evaluators tabbed him and Oklahoma State Cowboys QB Drew Mestemaker as probably the most overrated gamers in school soccer. Calling Arch Manning (26 passing TDs in 2025, No. 3 in SEC) overrated looks as if a stretch.
Arch Manning should not let the boos or the criticisms knock him down. He ought to use them as seeds that sprout the game’s greatest heel flip.
Why Arch Manning ought to contemplate turning heel
Arch Manning struggled mightily in his first 5 video games final season, going 3-2 and finishing a season-low 44 % of his passes in a 27-10 Week 3 win over the UTEP Miners. Maybe that tied to the 22-year-old QB making an attempt to people-please an excessive amount of. Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian famous that when he stopped making an attempt to, issues turned.
“The second half of the season he simply kinda stated: ‘Screw it, I am gonna go play,'” Sarkisian informed FS1’s Colin Cowherd Tuesday. “The group actually began to feed off of that.”
