Arch Manning Left Off Prestigious ‘Manning Award’ Watch List Named After His Family

Arch Manning Left Off Prestigious Manning Award Watch List Named After His Family originally appeared on Athlon Sports.The anticipation is high for the Texas Longhorns as they prepare to take the field after being ranked No.

1 in the preseason AP Poll.Texas will open the season in a thrilling matchup on Aug.

30 in Columbus against the defending national champion Ohio State Buckeyes, a rematch of last seasons College Football Playoff semifinal.This year, Arch Manning will be under center for the Longhorns.

Already viewed as a Heisman hopeful, Manning is considered one of the top quarterbacks in the country, even without a substantial resume, having spent the last two seasons primarily as a backup to Quinn Ewers."He [Arch Manning] is going to be the most dynamic quarterback we have seen, perhaps, in a generation."SEC Inside: Looking For Answers 8 PM ET pic.twitter.com/Kr5SxQ2PRN SEC Network (@SECNetwork) August 13, 2025Despite being named to several preseason award watch lists for quarterbacks, Manning was notably left off Thursdays annual "Manning Award" watch list.

The award, given each year to the nations best quarterbackand the only one that factors in postseason playis named after Archs grandfather and uncles: Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning.For those keeping score at home, Arch Manning was not named to the 2025 Manning Award Preseason Watch List today.

pic.twitter.com/BkaGemUxj6 Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) August 14, 2025While surprising at first glance, Mannings omission makes more sense considering the Manning Award typically favors quarterbacks with an established track record, primarily those who started the majority of the previous seasona trend reflected in the statistical numbers of quarterbacks listed.Manning, by contrast, only started two games last year while Quinn Ewers was injured.

Though he made several additional in-game appearances, often as a decoy or to run the football, he may not have done enough in 2024 to warrant a spot on the preseason watch list, despite the award being named after his own family.This years preseason list includes 27 quarterbacks, with notable names such as Drew Allar, Cade Klubnik, Garrett Nussmeier, LaNorris Sellers, Sam Leavitt, and Marcel Reedall expected Heisman Trophy contenders alongside Manning.Related: LaNorris Sellers Reveals Why He Turned Down $8 Million Offer to Leave South CarolinaThis story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 14, 2025, where it first appeared..

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