I've had three or four of the freshmen's daddies come up and tell me how Arch is nice to their sons. Cooper was an all-state wide receiver at Isidore Newman School and was set to follow in his father's footsteps at Ole Miss, but he had to stop playing football when he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis in 1992. The low-key Manning is getting plenty of advice and direction from his grandfather, Archie, a star quarterback at Ole Miss and for the New Orleans Saints, and his father, Cooper, the oldest of Archie and Olivia Manning's three sons. "It's cool to get to go visit some of the best schools in the country." I'm just enjoying the process," Arch said. 10 jersey during ceremonies at a game against LSU. Manning has also visited Clemson and Texas and will go to Ole Miss this weekend the Rebels are retiring Eli's No. When he went to Alabama two weeks later, Ole Miss fans outside Bryant-Denny Stadium urged him to choose the Rebels. 18 against South Carolina, thoughts were with a kid who couldn't suit up until 2023 as a group of fans painted "We Want Arch!" on their backs. Georgia might be undefeated with eyes on a national championship, but on Sept. I'm just trying to enjoy high school."Īrch's unofficial visits to campuses have even become events. I think outside of New Orleans, they try to hype it up, but I don't really think much about the whole Manning deal. I'm just a regular student and high school football player. "I think Newman and New Orleans do a good job with that. "I think I am a regular guy on the team," Arch said. Stewart didn't allow Arch to do media interviews as a freshman and didn't let him know about the autograph requests until he was a sophomore. As far back as his freshman season, according to Stewart, the Isidore Newman football office received a handful of autograph requests in the mail each week. 1, Arch took a few minutes to sign autographs. ET, ESPNU and ESPN App) against Berkeley Prep of Tampa, Florida, are being televised nationally.Īfter a 59-7 victory against Pearl River at home on Oct. Two of his games, including Friday night's home contest (9 p.m. Of course, when a quarterback has an arm like this and the last name Manning, the hype and promotion is going to find you, no matter how you try to keep it at bay. It's so refreshing to have a kid that's not that way." It's not about the offers, it's about announcing you're blessed and humbled and whatnot to draw attention to yourself.
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"I think now kids look at scholarship offers almost like a patch on a letter jacket. "It is a huge rarity, but it's also very refreshing," Stewart said. The junior isn't expected to announce college football recruiting's most anticipated decision until at least next spring. "I don't really feel like dealing with all of that."Īt least for now, Arch, 17, prefers to keep details of his day-to-day life and where he might be going to college private. "I check it for other stuff, but I'm not really on there much," Arch said. Outside of five posts on his private Instagram, he mostly stays off social media. But in the era of name, image and likeness, TikTok and Twitter, he seems like an anomaly. He just likes hanging out with his friends."Īs the son of Cooper, grandson of Archie, and nephew of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks Eli and Peyton, it would be easy for Arch to have an ego the size of nearby Lake Pontchartrain. "He doesn't like attention and he doesn't draw attention to himself. "He has such a good level of humility," said Nelson Stewart, Manning's coach at Isidore Newman School. He doesn't play video games and isn't active on social media. 2 high school player in the Class of 2023 and part of the third generation of football's most famous family, babysits two days a week during the summer and occasionally on the weekend.
I'm at an arcade, but they've got enough coins to keep them busy for the next 30 minutes." "Coach, it's kind of embarrassing," the quarterback said.
NEW ORLEANS - When Texas coach Steve Sarkisian connected with one of the country's most famous high school football players on FaceTime one afternoon in July, he couldn't hear the prospect because of a pinging noise in the background.
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