Arch Manning expected to make an October return visit to Texas
2023 New Orleans (La.) Isidore Newman quarterback and Five-Star Plus+ prospect Arch Manning is expected to make a return visit to Austin, Texas for the Longhorns’ October 15 matchup with the Iowa State Cyclones, per Inside Texas sources. Manning, the No. 1 overall 2023 prospect according to the On3 Consensus, committed to Texas on June 23 over Georgia and Alabama.
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This will be Manning’s fourth trip to Austin this year and second since committing to the Longhorns. The trip falls during the Greenies’ bye week.
Manning, the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning, son of Cooper Manning, and grandson of Archie Manning, took his official visit to Texas on June 17.
Manning recently broke Isidore Newman records set by his uncles. His 326 passing yards and seven touchdowns against Pearl River (La.) in his most recent outing broke Peyton’s touchdown record of 93, and Eli’s passing yardage record of 7389.
“I think last night meant a lot,” Newman coach Nelson Stewart told On3’s Sam Spiegelman on Saturday. “He loved all his wideouts getting involved. He isn’t just planting and throwing; he’s extending plays and is really seeing it right now.”
Upon committing to Texas, Manning took on a recruiting role in an attempt to draw others to the Longhorns’ class of 2023. In the days following his commitment, Texas saw Derek Williams, Johntay Cook, Jaydon Chatman, Sydir Mitchell, Liona Lefau, Connor Stroh, Trevor Goosby, Billy Walton, and Andre Cojoe join the class.
On3 Scouting Summary
The Newman offense had its hands full with Many without TE Will Randle (torn ACL), especially at the point of attack. Arch Manning was under duress for much of the game while the defense played tight man coverage on the perimeter, which created issues. Nonetheless, Manning leaned on the quickest delivery in the country to find holes and mismatches as they presented themselves and mustered positive drives in the second quarter and in spurts throughout the second half. Much of Newman’s success on offense came on quick strikes from Manning — vertically in the seam or in-breaking routes. With the Many defense inhabiting the line of scrimmage, Manning was able to matriculate within the pocket and deliver downfield, but was also sacked on a few occasions. Manning also called his own number a few times, and at 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds he moves way faster than he should. Without his leading pass-catcher, the threat of a running game, and receivers struggling to beat press coverage, Manning still shined against an aggressive, physical defense and had the offense in position to tie the game in the fourth quarter.
Eric Nahlin contributed to this story.
