Paul Finebaum: Arch Manning ‘not the elite player that we all tried to make him out to be’
Heading into Arch Manning’s freshman season at Texas, ESPN’s Paul Finebaum was driving the bandwagon. The longtime college football commentator crowned the young quarterback as the preseason favorite for the Heisman and hailed him as the next generational prospect for the NFL. Within weeks, Finebaum had to backpedal. Manning played poorly to open the 2025…
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