College football odds: Can Arch Manning fulfill family betting legacy?

Arch Manning’s college courtship was one of the most well-documented for a high school quarterback, and it is now officially over, as he has committied to University of Texas. 

And bettors know that the stakes are high based on his family legacy.

Arch is the son of Cooper Manning, Peyton and Eli’s older brother, and is the namesake of grandfather Archie. Frankly, there’s probably not a family more synonymous with football than Manning. So it’s appropriate that a player whose legacy carries that much weight was considering programs that would complement his pedigree. 

Before deciding on the Longhorns, big dogs like Georgia and Alabama were a part of the pack of schools Arch was looking at. 

The littlest Manning QB was on a summer tour hot enough to make Jack Harlow jealous. He spent the first weekend in June visiting the Dawgs in the Classic City, the second weekend with Saban and the Tide, and he spent the third weekend of the month testing out Texas and the landscape of the Longhorns before deciding to Hook ‘Em.

Jack Harlow might own Churchill Downs, but when you’re the No. 1 recruit in your class and your last name is Manning, you own the future of college football. 

And we now know that future is at Texas.

While he won’t take a competitive college football snap until late 2023, gamblers are gearing up for what could be with Arch. For that, we took a dive into Peyton and Eil’s college football records from a gambling perspective to get a glimpse into what we might be able to expect from the next generation.

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