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Per the Wall Street Journal:
Like any wise grandkid, Arch Manning knows:
Grandpa’s going to say what grandpa’s going to say.
Grandpa in this case is Archie Manning, Arch’s beloved namesake, quarterback paterfamilias, Ole Miss legend, Saints martyr, father to Cooper, Peyton and Eli—and a proud septuagenarian who can’t help but occasionally stir it up with a public comment.
Earlier this month, Archie was quoted in Texas Monthly saying that his 21-year-old grandson—at last, the starting No. 1 quarterback for the University of Texas Longhorns—would keep his college eligibility and not enter next spring’s NFL draft, despite predictions that he, like uncles Peyton and Eli, could be taken No. 1 overall.
“Arch isn’t going to do that,” Archie said. “He’ll be at Texas.”
Gramps’s proclamation caused a tremor in Austin and the NFL. It came as news to many people—including Arch.
“I don’t know where he got that from,” Arch said later. “He texted me and apologized about that.”
Maybe Arch is being the good grandchild, covering for his chatty grandpops. Maybe Archie’s right when he says the plan is to stay in school—that’s what Peyton and Eli did—and he simply jumped the gun on the news.
The freakout was a perfect encapsulation of the unusual life of Arch Manning, perhaps the most talked-about, swooned-over college football QB prospect ever.
On one hand is that incredible QB bloodline, three NFL pros, two College Hall of Famers, four Super Bowl rings, too many TV commercials to count. It’s often said that Cooper, the eldest of Archie’s three sons, was the best athlete of the Manning brothers, a star receiver forced to quit the game after spinal stenosis surgery.
On the other hand is the public’s familiarity and fascination—and more than a little invasiveness. Everyone knows the Manning family. Or thinks they do.
The Mannings—led by Cooper and wife Ellen Heidingsfelder—have done their best to shield Arch from the chaos. Like his father and uncles, Arch attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, where a few of his games would wind up on ESPN, but his adolescence was as maintained as “normally” as possible.
Go Gophers!!
Like any wise grandkid, Arch Manning knows:
Grandpa’s going to say what grandpa’s going to say.
Grandpa in this case is Archie Manning, Arch’s beloved namesake, quarterback paterfamilias, Ole Miss legend, Saints martyr, father to Cooper, Peyton and Eli—and a proud septuagenarian who can’t help but occasionally stir it up with a public comment.
Earlier this month, Archie was quoted in Texas Monthly saying that his 21-year-old grandson—at last, the starting No. 1 quarterback for the University of Texas Longhorns—would keep his college eligibility and not enter next spring’s NFL draft, despite predictions that he, like uncles Peyton and Eli, could be taken No. 1 overall.
“Arch isn’t going to do that,” Archie said. “He’ll be at Texas.”
Gramps’s proclamation caused a tremor in Austin and the NFL. It came as news to many people—including Arch.
“I don’t know where he got that from,” Arch said later. “He texted me and apologized about that.”
Maybe Arch is being the good grandchild, covering for his chatty grandpops. Maybe Archie’s right when he says the plan is to stay in school—that’s what Peyton and Eli did—and he simply jumped the gun on the news.
The freakout was a perfect encapsulation of the unusual life of Arch Manning, perhaps the most talked-about, swooned-over college football QB prospect ever.
On one hand is that incredible QB bloodline, three NFL pros, two College Hall of Famers, four Super Bowl rings, too many TV commercials to count. It’s often said that Cooper, the eldest of Archie’s three sons, was the best athlete of the Manning brothers, a star receiver forced to quit the game after spinal stenosis surgery.
On the other hand is the public’s familiarity and fascination—and more than a little invasiveness. Everyone knows the Manning family. Or thinks they do.
The Mannings—led by Cooper and wife Ellen Heidingsfelder—have done their best to shield Arch from the chaos. Like his father and uncles, Arch attended Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, where a few of his games would wind up on ESPN, but his adolescence was as maintained as “normally” as possible.
Go Gophers!!
