Quarterback Arch Manning has performed little in his first two seasons with the Texas Longhorns, however he is already drawing comparisons to a Heisman winner.
On a Tuesday episode of “Get Up,” ESPN’s Paul Finebaum stated Manning is the “greatest faculty quarterback we have now seen since Tim Tebow entered the scene in 2006.”
That is a excessive bar for Manning, who’s set to switch Quinn Ewers (now with the Miami Dolphins) this upcoming season.
Sure, Tebow performed for the Denver Broncos and New York Jets for less than three seasons, however that does not detract from his legacy with the Florida Gators.
He gained two nationwide championships and the 2007 Heisman in 4 seasons with the Gators. In a listing revealed in March 2025, ESPN’s Bill Connelly ranked him because the fourth-best faculty QB since 2000.
Manning has flashed immense potential. He threw simply 5 passes in his first season at Texas however performed extra final season after Ewers suffered an indirect harm in a 56-7 Week 3 win over UTSA.
Manning went 2-0 in two begins in opposition to the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks and Mississippi State Bulldogs. He completed the season with 13 touchdowns (9 passing and 4 speeding) and 1,047 yards (939 passing and 108 speeding) in 10 video games.
These numbers are just like these Tebow produced in his first season at Florida when it used him in particular packages. In 14 video games, Tebow logged 13 TDs (5 passing and eight speeding) and 827 yards (358 passing and 469 speeding).
Tebow’s flawed throwing mechanics restricted him as a passer all through his profession. Manning, nevertheless, doubtless has rather more arm expertise.
“Arch made a throw [at the Manning Passing Academy] the opposite day that I would must hit the cutoff man to get the ball to the precise receiver,” Arch’s uncle, two-time Tremendous Bowl champion Peyton, told ESPN’s Pat McAfee Monday.
Arch Manning will face his first true take a look at when the Longhorns play the Ohio State Buckeyes on the street in Week 1 on Aug. 30. If he delivers in that matchup, maybe it’s going to be the beginning of a prolific faculty profession that mirrors that of Tebow.
