However, it was their first down there between the hedges in more than 40 years, and they won that national title in spite of their quarterback play - not because of it. Yes, the Dawgs are the defending national champions. In fact, the most recent QB to pass for 3,000 yards at UGA was Aaron Murray nearly a decade ago. The Dawgs haven’t had even had a 3,000-yard passer in the Smart era. If Manning wants to be the guy and throw the ball all over the yard, UGA is a difficult place to accomplish both. In short, Georgia employs an offense that involves the QB as an asset rather than the focus. The program just hasn’t been as friendly as others to the person playing the most important position in the sport. Presently, Brock Vandagriff, Gunnar Stockton and Carson Beck are all blue-chip prospects who might not start multiple games at UGA due, in part, to Bennett’s decision to return to Athens.
Over the next three weeks, as Manning and his family make their official rounds to each of the three programs they’re scheduled to visit, I’ll provide some insight into what the advantages and disadvantages are for Texas, Alabama and Georgia.Īs Manning kicks off his tour across what is and will be SEC country, I looked at UGA and what it has to offer - and not offer - a player of Manning’s caliber and name recognition. He knows we're on his time, and he is truly unprecedented in the sport. There's no timeline for an Arch commitment day announcement, and there doesn't need to be. Seeing the kind of restraint the Mannings have displayed is uncommon in a sport that invites controversy, thrives on confrontation and is fueled by gossip, innuendo and rumor as much as the scoreboard. Yet he doesn’t seem to want anything to do with endorsement deals, even though he stands to make millions by most estimates. Perhaps even more interesting is that Arch is projected by some to create the most NIL value for any college football player to date. The Mannings are as loud about Arch’s recruitment as the "g" is in lasagna, and so are all the folks with limited access to the process lest they get Vanderjagt’d. In the 2022 class, Quinn Ewers - one of six players in the recruiting rankings era to achieve a 1.000 rating - reclassified and joined up at Ohio State a year early, in part to capitalize on what was reportedly a million dollar deal under the new Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rules for NCAA athletes.Įwers has since transferred to Texas, where he is expected to lead what might be the most talented Longhorns team since 2009. In the 2021 class, we saw what Caleb Williams is capable of and why Hollywood can't wait for him to shine brightly at USC. That was ahead of his first year at USC, which then led to his being the most impactful offseason transfer to the SEC this season, when he settled on Ole Miss. In 2020, Jaxson Dart announced himself to the nation with a remarkable season at Corner Canyon in Draper, Utah, that saw him crowned National Gatorade Player of the Year. But you'd be hard-pressed to find an Ohio State fan who is the least bit upset about Fields.
"Quinn already out of the job?" another comment read, referring to the current starting QB, Quinn Ewers.We've been hashtag-blessed with remarkable quarterback prospects dating to the 2018 cycle, when there was loud, raucous debate about who was going to be the better college football QB: Justin Fields or Trevor Lawrence.īy most measures, Lawrence won when he became the first true freshman to lead a team to the national title since Oklahoma's Jamelle Holieway accomplished that feat in 1985. "I thought he couldn't sign a deal until he started," one tweet questioned. He went on to imply that the Manning family would only consider an NIL deal when Arch became the starting QB, a position he has yet to claim as he currently sits third on the Texas depth chart.įans were quick to remind the football world of Sarkisian's earlier statements on social media following the announcement of Arch Manning's NIL deal.
While this achievement should be a cause for celebration, it has also faced criticism online due to remarks made by head coach Steve Sarkisian regarding NIL's influence on Arch's commitment to the University of Texas, the Longhorns.ĭuring a previous discussion about Manning's decision to join the Longhorns, Sarkisian emphasized that NIL played no role in the young quarterback's choice. Arch Manning, the highly anticipated college football player, recently inked his inaugural NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deal with Panini America, a trading card company.
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