{"id":450560,"date":"2025-12-16T08:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/450560\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T08:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T08:41:11","slug":"arch-manning-eschewing-2026-nfl-draft-for-a-texas-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/450560\/","title":{"rendered":"Arch Manning eschewing 2026 NFL Draft for a Texas return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arch Manning remains hooked.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas quarterback will return to the Lornhorns in 2026, according to his father, ending speculation about the rising junior\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArch is playing football at Texas next year,\u201d Cooper Manning told ESPN on Monday, with Texas officials saying the expectation was that he would return for another season.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37939443\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/arch-manning-16-texas-longhorns-116368094.jpg\" alt=\"Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning #16 throws a pass during a game against the Texas A&amp;M Aggies.Arch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns throws a pass against the Texas A&amp;M Aggies\" class=\"wp-image-37939443\"  \/>Arch Manning #16 of the Texas Longhorns throws a pass against the Texas A&amp;M Aggies. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Arch, the nephew of NFL icons Peyton and Eli Manning and the grandson of legendary QB Archie, was said to be mulling entering the 2026 NFL Draft \u2014 something Texas coach Steve Sarkisian didn\u2019t believe he was ready for just yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a young man who\u2019s gotten better as the season\u2019s gone on, and not only physically, but mentally, maturity-wise,\u201d Sarkisian said during his availability for the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, per ESPN. \u201cI would think he\u2019s going to want another year of that growth to put himself in position for hopefully a long career in the NFL. And he\u2019s got some unfinished business of what he came here to do and what he came here to accomplish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had a really good football season. We left some meat on the bone with an opportunity to be SEC champs, national champs, and so ultimately for him, I think the competitor in him is going to say, \u2018Man, I sure would like another crack at trying to do those things.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<p>The heir to the Manning football throne entered the season with Heisman expectations swirling around him, but got off to a slow start. He picked things up in the second half, guiding the Longhorns to a 6-1 record down the stretch and garnering some College Football Playoff support.<\/p>\n<p>In his redshirt sophomore season, he threw for 2,942 yards with 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Manning can add to those numbers in his final game of the season, the Citrus Bowl against Michigan on Dec. 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arch Manning remains hooked. 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