Texas QB Arch Manning steals spotlight at SEC Media Days
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Steve Sarkisian has nothing but praise for his young star quarterback. On Tuesday at SEC media days, Texas's coach gushed about Arch Manning’s maturity and said that sitting behind Quinn Ewers for two years helped his development.
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On3 on MSNArch Manning praises Quinn Ewers, jokes about hype as backup: ‘He handled it like a pro’Ahead of Quinn Ewers’ second season at Texas, the Longhorns landed the biggest fish on the recruiting trail. Top-rated quarterback Arch Manning signed with the program, meaning one of the biggest names in football headed to Austin.
Arch Manning waited two years for this opportunity. He did something that’s essentially unheard of as a five-star, can’t-miss quarterback prospect in the 2020s — he sat on the bench for two seasons, backing up Quinn Ewers.
On Wednesday, in a new episode of "4th & 1 with Cam Newton," the former Heisman winner spoke about what he hopes Manning took from playing behind Ewers. He spoke about his experience with Tim Tebow in Florida and how he hopes that while Manning is a more talented QB than Ewers, he still learned something from him.