Being a part of one of the most iconic football families in sport is not easy, but Texas star Arch Manning, who is gearing up to start a season for the first time in his collegiate career, has the support on how to handle the outside noise from his uncles.
Arch Manning is a nephew to Eli and Peyton Manning, which is one of the biggest reasons behind the gigantic hype train that has been following the Longhorns star, with fans and analysts already projecting him to be the top quarterback in the season and even win the national championship.
The Texas quarterback is also praised for his off-field demeanor, how he handles the media and carries himself off the field, giving an insight into how his uncle Eli helps him steer clear of controversies.
During Friday’s episode of “Pablo Torre Finds Out,” ESPN’s Seth Wickersham said on Manning:
“I think that that’s fascinating. And when, when Arch asks his uncles for help, he tends to ask Peyton the football questions, and then Peyton leaves him like a seven-minute voice message. Peyton loves the voice or the voice memo, and then he realizes he forgot a couple details, so he leaves a couple more. Yeah. And then when he calls Eli, it tends to be about, how do you handle fame, how do you handle scrutiny?” (1:23)
“And you know, Eli gives him some some advice. I mean, one of the things is, never be photographed drinking like with alcohol, because if you blink when the picture is getting taken that will live forever on the internet. Eli is really good thinking about how to not make things easy for the outside forces that feed on you,” he added,
“When Arch asks his uncles for help, he tends to ask Peyton the football questions. And then Peyton leaves him like a seven-minute voice message. Peyton loves the voice message… And then when he calls Eli, it tends do be about, ‘How do you handle fame? How do you handle… pic.twitter.com/fO0nTe1MHV
— Pablo Torre Finds Out (@pablofindsout) August 22, 2025
Arch Manning Backpedals on Grandad Archie Manning’s NFL Draft Statement
Arch Manning is already projected to be the No.1 draft pick by many analysts even though there is no clarity on whether he would declare after just playing one season at Texas or he will come back for another.
However, the debate took a pause for a minute when his grandad made a statement saying Arch will be back at Texas after the 2025 season.
However, during a press conference on Aug. 19, Arch Manning candidly said he doesn’t know where Archie got that from and that he also called and apologized. The 21-year-old further clarified that he hasn’t made a decision yet and is going on a day to day basis.
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