Arch Manning in action during a High School game. He is the grandson of a storied New Orleans Saints’ quarterback called Archie, and the nephew of a pair of Super Bowl winners Eli and Peyton. Photograph: David E. Klutho /Sports Illustrated/Getty ImagesHow sports news is made now. An 18-year-old whose profile reads “high school student” logs on to social media and posts his first ever tweet, announcing: “Committed to the University of Texas #HookEm”.
One of his highlight reel videos on YouTube has long since passed three million views and, perspective be damned, a full year before he sets foot on the University of Texas campus in Austin, he’s already anointed as the next great quarterback-to-be. Many reaction pieces about his momentous decision also included appraisals of his chances of starring in the pros half a decade from now.
“The best thing for me, as grandpa, is I stay out of it,” said Archie Manning. “I have a really good grandfather-grandson relationship. His dad, Cooper, has done a good job during this crazy recruiting. It’s really changed. I’m proud of what they’ve done. When Peyton, Eli and Cooper went through it, it really didn’t turn up until the spring before their senior year. They might have been getting letters, but with Arch, it started in the seventh grade .
Georgia Bulldogs fans show their support for recruiting Arch Manning who attended the game against South Carolina Gamecocks at Sanford Stadium last September. Photograph: Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Even still, no matter what he achieves at Texas and in the pros when the time comes, every feat will be measured against those of his uncles and his grandfather. He’s tracking some enormous footsteps.
His eldest boy Cooper was the first prospect of the next generation. Gridiron obsessed, he was on his way as a wide receiver at his father’s alma mater when his career was prematurely ended by spinal stenosis.
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