Give Arch Manning some breathing room.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the message Tom Brady is sending to the masses aboard the Arch roller coaster, as the 21-year-old quarterback navigates the ups and downs<\/a> in his first season as a starter under college football\u2019s biggest microscope.<\/p>\n \u201cBefore, [players] had the kind of ability to fail when people weren\u2019t watching, to build that resiliency within themselves,\u201d the seven-time Super Bowl champion told Sports Illustrated<\/a> in an interview published this week.<\/p>\n Arch Manning has become one of the most scrutinized figures in college football. Jordan Prather-Imagn Images<\/p>\n In a new interview, Tom Brady spoke about how young athletes need to be afforded time to grow. Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cSo I think it\u2019s a real challenge these days for these young kids because Arch Manning, you know, seems like a great kid and great player.\u201d<\/p>\n The nephew of Super Bowl-winning NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning, Arch has been in the limelight since his high school days. <\/p>\n Although he saw playing time at Texas over the past two years when quarterback Quinn Ewers was under center, the 2025 campaign marked Arch\u2019s first official season as the Longhorns\u2019 starting quarterback, which has produced mixed results.<\/p>\n Arch Manning is in his first season as the starter at Texas. Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n Arch Manning has endured ups and downs this season. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n