Highly-touted Texas QB Arch Manning throws first TD in fantastic form
Once Arch Manning jogged onto the field, the crowd at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium rose to see the highly-rated and highly-touted five-star quarterback in action. He delivered in a big way.
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The 6-foot-4, 220-pound New Orleans (La.) Isidore Newman product escaped the pocket on his first drive and hit Silas Bolden during a scramble for his first touchdown as a Longhorn on Saturday versus Colorado State.
With the Longhorns leading 38-0 late in the third quarter, Steve Sarkisian pull starting quarterback Quinn Ewers from the contest after an impressive day, and it was Archibald time.
On Manning’s first play from scrimmage, he hit Johntay Cook on a slant and go. And Cook was going.
Manning continued the scoring with a two-yard rushing score on the next drive. Overall, his 2024 debut was exactly what Texas fans have been waiting for since the kid from the royal QB family signed in December 2022.
On3 Personal Life
Arch Manning is the scion of one of America’s top sporting families. Manning is the son of Cooper Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli, and the grandson of Archie. Peyton, Eli and Archie were all-SEC stars who reached the NFL. Eli won two Super Bowl MVPs, while Peyton landed in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Arch’s father is the host of “The Manning Hour” on Fox Sports and is also the principal and senior managing director of investor relations for AJ Capital Partners. Arch has two siblings – May Manning and Heid Manning. Heid is a Class of 2024 offensive line recruit at Isidore Newman. May was a competitive volleyball player in high school.
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