Should Arch Manning Leave Texas Longhorns Amid Quinn Ewers’ Return? Eli Manning Speaks Out

Quinn Ewers is returning to the Texas Longhorns for the 2024 season, which means Arch Manning will serve as QB2 for the Longhorns and won’t be a starter for another season. With that said, there has been plenty of calls for the nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning to transfer schools.

If you ask Eli if Arch should move to another program where he can start, though, he would tell the youngster to stick to it.

Quinn Ewers To Start for Texas Longhorns Ahead of Arch Manning

The talks about Manning transferring made buzz once again after Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian confirmed recently that Ewers will be the team’s QB1 in the upcoming 2024 season.

Ewers was eligible to declare for the NFL Draft and turn pro, but he opted to go back for his junior year. With that, Sarkisian made it clear he’s starting once again.

“Quinn’s our starter. I think it was big for Quinn. I think [it was] pretty easy to see from the naked eye the development that Quinn made from year one to year two. I don’t think that Quinn was a finished product yet. And I think there is plenty of room for growth and improvement and development in his game going into year three,” Sarkisian said of Ewers, per Austin American-Statesman.

It’s really not a surprise why Ewers get the starting nod over Manning. While Manning is definitely talented and capable of leading his own team, Ewers is just more experienced and really familiar with Sarkisian’s system.

In 2023, Ewers tallied 3479 yards and 22 touchdowns on 69.0 percent pass completion while playing 12 games.

Eli Manning Doesn’t Think Arch Manning Should Transfer

But when asked if he thinks Arch Manning should transfer to a program where he can start immediately and gain the necessary experience to prepare him for the pros, Eli Manning expressed his firm belief that he doesn’t think so.

The former New York Giants quarterback emphasized that Arch made the decision to join the Texas Longhorns because he likes the team and the system under Sarkisian. Eli also noted that his nephew should take the opportunity to learn more and prepare himself physically and mentally while being a backup quarterback.

“No. He picked Texas cause that’s where he wants to be. That’s where he wants to play football. He likes Coach Sarkisian and his offense and what they’re doing,” Eli said, via Zach Gelb of CBS Sports.

“He knew last year that he was going to redshirt, get some playing time. Obviously, the plan was maybe for Ewers to go to the NFL, but he’s there. It’s another year for Arch to mature, learn an offense, get bigger and stronger in the weight room and always be prepared to play. You never know what’s going to be happen.”

It remains to be seen what Arch will actually do in light of Ewers’ return. But for now, he remains a Longhorn and it appears it will stay the same.