Arch Manning doubles down on Texas commitment ahead of first season as starter: 'Nowhere else I want to be'

It's been conscionable a mates of years since Arch Manning was arguably the astir highly sought-after precocious schoolhouse enlistee successful the nation. He yet decided to instrumentality his imaginable and high-profile past sanction to Austin.

When Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL Draft, it opened the doorway for Manning to go the starting backmost for the Texas Longhorns successful 2025. 

During Manning's clip connected the bench, the young backmost faced questions astir whether helium would permission Texas for different programme that would springiness him an accidental to play close away.

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Texas backmost Arch Manning runs up the tract during the 2nd fractional against Clemson successful the archetypal circular of the College Football Playoff Dec. 21, 2024, successful Austin, Texas.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Manning precocious spoke to the media up of his archetypal anticipated play arsenic the Longhorns full-time starter.

"It was tough. I mean, it’s pugnacious successful this age," Manning, 19, noted erstwhile helium spoke astir waiting his turn, according to The Athletic. "Sometimes it’s worthy the wait."

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Manning past doubled down connected his committedness to the Longhorns and said helium hopes to stay successful Austin for the foreseeable future.

Texas backmost Arch Manning (16) runs against Ohio State during the archetypal fractional of the Cotton Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal crippled Jan. 10, 2025, successful Arlington, Texas.  (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson)

"But I anticipation it pays off. There’s obscurity other I privation to be. I privation to beryllium astatine Texas. I’ve got friends here. I emotion this place. So, I privation to beryllium the backmost astatine the University of Texas."

Arch is the lad of Cooper Manning. His grandfather, Archie Manning, was enshrined successful the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame soon aft helium retired from the NFL. Archie spent much than a decennary arsenic the Saints' quarterback. Arch is besides the nephew of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Eli Manning.

Texas Longhorns enlistee Arch Manning (left) chats with his father, Cooper Manning, earlier a crippled against the TCU Horned Frogs Nov. 12, 2022, astatine Darrell K Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium successful Austin, Texas. (John Rivera/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The younger Manning volition present beryllium tasked with starring Texas to a nationalist championship, thing the programme hasn't achieved since 2005.

Manning appeared successful 10 games past season, including 2 helium started successful spot of an injured Ewers. The young backmost finished the 2024 play with 939 passing yards, 9 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

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Texas defeated Clemson successful the archetypal circular of the College Football Playoff, earlier a thrilling overtime triumph implicit Arizona State successful the quarterfinal. The eventual nationalist champion Ohio State Buckeyes eliminated the Longhorns from playoff contention successful January.

Texas opens the 2025 play against the Buckeyes successful Columbus Aug. 30.

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