“Arch [Manning] ain’t coming next year”: CFB insider’s blunt reality check to Giants & Co. as he drops massive prediction

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Texas Longhorns QB Arch Manning is projected to take over the starting job for Quinn Ewers next season. After two seasons serving as a backup behind Ewers, Manning is getting the opportunity to start his first full college football season. There are high expectations of him as he is already one of the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy.

Since there are such big expectations for Manning next season, there are many who think he can contend to be the first pick in the 2026 NFL draft. Many people have pointed out that the New York Giants, who had his uncle Eli Manning as their franchise QB for many years, could avoid taking a QB this season so they can take Arch Manning next year.

However, not everyone is convinced that Manning will be ready to enter the NFL after one season as a starter. On Thursday, CFB insider Andrew Perloff spoke on 'Maggie and Perloff' about how he thinks Manning will play two seasons at Texas:

"We've talked about this offseason, maybe they're waiting for Arch Manning. Same with the Giants if they don't take a QB at three. Maybe they're tanking for Arch. Arch ain't coming next year. Arch is going back to college, I'm calling it right now on the show. Arch is gonna do two years at Texas. So, all these teams that are tanking for Arch are plum out of luck.

"Arch is not gonna do one year at Texas. He did not sit there behind Quinn Ewers for two years just to play 11 games at Texas. He is going back, just like his uncle Peyton, just like his uncle Eli. He doesn't need a dime from the NFL. He doesn't care about being he number one overall pick. He wants to be at college. I am so confident about this."

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Arch Manning is projected to be one of the top Heisman contenders next season

Despite this being his first full season starting in college, Manning is already viewed as one of the top Heisman contenders. He is co-favorites with LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier. The top five contenders at FanDuel are as follows:

LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier +800
Texas QB Arch Manning +800
Clemson QB Cade Klubnik +1000
Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith +1200
Oregon QB Dante Moore +1300

If Manning won the Heisman Trophy, it would be interesting to see if that would impact his decision to return to college in 2026.

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Alexander O'Reilly is a journalist at Sportskeeda from Kingston, Ontario with over seven years in the field at companies including SenShot, RVBlogger, Monarch Media, WordAgents, GSeC LLC, and IGC.

His favorite college team is Duke, and his favorite sporting memory was Duke winning March Madness in 2010. JJ Redick was Alex's favorite college player when he was young but more recently, Caleb Williams gets the nod. As the Chicago Bears are Alex's favorite NFL team, this was a perfect match.

Alex's proudest moment came when he was interviewed by a radio station in Ottawa on his opinion on recent moves by the Ottawa Senators, which gave him a confidence boost and the knowledge that he could succeed as a writer.

Aside from sports, Alex likes to spend his time playing games. He is also very passionate about running and strives to improve at the half and full marathon distances.

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