Arch Manning is college football’s most famous player. Now he gets to play. (original) (raw)

Democracy Dies in Darkness

Manning has long been a curiosity as a top recruit with a famous last name. He gets his first chance to start for Texas on Saturday.

Texas quarterback Arch Manning is expected to make his first college start Saturday against Louisiana Monroe. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

September 20, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. EDT

On Monday, at the start of his son’s first week as a (fill-in) college starter, Cooper Manning could hold his phone without it buzzing nonstop. Yeah, this was a surprise, because little has been normal since Arch Manning started throwing footballs. But Cooper, taking a morning walk around Austin, was mostly uninterrupted.

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