Arch Manning vs. Quinn Ewers: Which Texas QB will have higher EA Sports College Football 25 ratings? 

On Tuesday, the Texas Longhorns' talented quarterback Arch Manning announced that he was opting into the EA Sports College Football 25 game, which will be released on July 19.

The U-turn comes after ESPN sources confirmed in April that the discourse-evoking quarterback would opt out of the release of the much-anticipated game until he became QB1 for the Longhorns.

Fellow Longhorns teammate Quinn Ewers, who opted to return for an extra year of college football, is on the cover of the beloved franchise, and due to the perceived rivalry between the pair, the comparisons have begun in earnest.

In a gameplay reveal on Monday, it was revealed that Ewers, who has three years of experience, threw for 3,479 yards resulting in 22 touchdowns last season and is the cover star of the game, has a 92 overall rating. While Manning has only completed 55 passes in college football and only opted in on Tuesday, the former will likely have a higher rating in the game.

The Arch Manning vs. Quinn Ewers saga

The issue of Arch Manning against Quinn Ewers is one of college football's most gripping stories among fans and has rumbled on for more than a year now with all sorts of speculation surrounding their supposed rivalry.

In an April episode of the "DNCR Sports" podcast, college football analysts Harrison Wind and Jake Schwanitz had an interesting bit of speculation regarding the reason behind Manning's withdrawal from the game, and it was directly related to Ewers.

"Arch Manning, he is a big name he didn’t want to put into the game,” Schwanitz said. "He gave his reasons. He didn’t want to be a distraction. I think this is why Quinn Ewers is the starting quarterback for Texas since he is on the cover, I think Arch was doing his boy solid and going, 'If I go into the game people will probably be benching Ewers for me, so I am not gonna do that.'"

While appearing on an episode of the "Yahoo Sports College Football" podcast, Sports Illustrated analyst Pat Forde weighed in on the discourse pitting Arch Manning against Quinn Ewers.

"Quinn Ewers came back knowing that Arch Manning was probably gonna be there. Arch stayed knowing that Quinn Ewers was coming back. (Texas coach) Steve Sarkisian didn't counsel to the best of my knowledge either of them, 'Hey there might be another place for you.'

"So, everybody's gonna put on their big boy pants and go compete in the fall. Quinn Ewers is very good and had a great season last year, but I don't think he's guaranteed anything and nor should he necessarily be."

Arch Manning opting into the game has provided another unexpected twist in the shadowy saga against Quinn Ewers, which will undoubtedly birth a few more conspiracy theories among fans.