Dan Orlovsky is still driving the Arch Manning hype train
ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky still believes Arch Manning would be the first player picked in the 2026 NFL Draft in spite of his season at Texas.
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Nate Tice: Arch Manning would be No. 1 pick in 2026 NFL Draft if he declared
"I'm not hot-taking this right now. I am dead serious."
Kirk Herbstreit suggests Jets wait for Arch Manning after 2026 QB class ‘flopped’
NFL executives agree there's no franchise QB in next year's draft.
ABC broadcast eagerly relaunches Arch Manning’s Heisman campaign
"...he might be reigniting candidacy with this performance!"
Tom Brady defends Arch Manning from media negativity: ‘Give people a chance to learn and grow’
"I'd love to see some of these young players not have their confidence broken, you know, because they're not their uncle... as a 17- or 18-year-old kid."
Arch Manning addresses ‘failure’ label: ‘Everyone has their own opinion’
"That's what's good about America, you get to have freedom of speech."
Dan Orlovsky: Arch Manning will be No. 1 pick in 2027 NFL Draft
Dan Orlovsky says Arch Manning is "custom-made for the NFL game."
Bijan Robinson implores Arch Manning to ignore media
"Don't listen to the media."
New York Times ripped for Arch Manning post labeling Texas QB ‘failure’
"I cover Oklahoma and know this is juuuuuuust a tad much. Yikes, NYT."
Joel Klatt: Ty Simpson would already have Heisman if his name was Ty Manning
"If Ty Simpson's name was Ty Manning, we would cancel the end of the season Heisman Trophy ceremony and just do it now."
Pete Thamel: ‘NFL sentiment right now’ Arch Manning will need to wait until 2027 draft
Thamel noted that Cam Ward, who went No. 1 in this year's NFL Draft, also only received one vote in a similar poll last season.
‘College GameDay’ talks Arch Manning struggles: ‘I was part of the problem’
"I was crowning Arch before he even took a snap this year."
Danny Kanell compares Arch Manning’s issues to Markelle Fultz, Ben Simmons
"Where those guys were all everything, they were supposed to be incredible, and then something happened. And it's mostly mental."
Paul Finebaum waves white flag on Arch Manning: ‘Count me out!’
"I gave it a shot, he blew up."
Urban Meyer criticizes Steve Sarkisian’s handling of Arch Manning injury question
"I saw that interaction with the reporter and I wondered: 'Why?' That’s a legitimate question."
Paul Finebaum: ‘We all jumped the gun’ on Arch Manning
We're all trying to find the guy who did this.
Steve Sarkisian compares questions about Arch Manning grimacing to filming people in bathroom
"I've never filmed you guys going to the bathroom and don't know what that looks like."
Ryan Clark claims Tom Brady and Peyton Manning were not generational talents
"I don’t think Tom Brady, I don’t think Drew Brees, I don’t think Peyton Manning are generational talents"
Desmond Howard: Analysts won’t criticize Arch Manning because of family relationships
ESPN's Desmond Howard believes that analysts have refrained from criticizing Arch Manning to maintain good relations with the Manning family.
Robert Griffin III accuses media of rushing to tear Arch Manning down
"This is just the epitome of the media building him up just to tear him back down"
Todd McShay rips media for ‘I told you so’ takes on Arch Manning
"To come out and do the 'I told you' thing makes you just as horrible, maybe more horrible."
Sports media backpedaling on Arch Manning after messy Week 1 loss
"I don’t think Arch Manning has to apologize for playing like he doesn’t want to get drafted by the Saints."
Paul Finebaum offers wild Arch Manning take
"[Arch Manning] is the best player we have seen from every aspect since Tim Tebow."
ESPN’s Jordan Rodgers is carving out his lane as an Arch Manning critic
"The hype doesn’t match the tape."
Colin Cowherd: ‘Texas has always been USC in cowboy hats’
"Texas is the prom king... Alabama was like the best wrestler in your high school."
