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Texas tops the preseason Top 25 with Arch Manning, but Georgia, Alabama, and Ohio State are close, putting pressure on the Longhorns to prove they belong.
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On3 on MSNPaul Finebaum makes prediction on Arch Manning in Week 1 game between Texas, Ohio State
ESPN’s Paul Finebaum is high onArch Manning, obviously, and offered a bold prediction ahead of the Week 1 matchup between Texas and Ohio State. In a new ESPN segment dubbed “Crystal Paul,” Finebaum looked into the future.
When your last name is Manning, expectations follow you everywhere. Arch Manning, grandson of Archie and nephew to Peyton and Eli, carries not only the legacy of one of football’s most famous families but also the hopes of a Texas Longhorns program hungry for national glory.
As revealed by Wickersham, then Alabama defensive coordinator and current Ole Miss coordinator Pete Golding attempted to prevent Manning from going to Texas by bringing up head coach Steve Sarkisian’s previous battle with alcoholism, which cost him his job at USC.