The college football recruitment of Arch Manning might be over but the Texas recruit is not done making headlines on his high school team. And that means breaking various records, including those set by his uncles, Peyton and Eli.
The No. 1 quarterback recruit in the 2023 class committed to play for the Texas Longhorns next year. But this year, he’s a senior at Isidore Newman in New Orleans. The team is currently 6-1 with two games left before the playoffs and Manning is remaking the school’s record book in his name, even though most of the previous records belonged to someone with his name already.
Manning already has the school record for career passing touchdowns, which previously belonged to Peyton, and the record for career passing yards, which was held by Eli. Last Friday, on a night when he was 16-of-20 for 258 yards and four touchdowns, he accounted for his 129th career touchdown, a new school record.
That record was previously held by former Stanford wide receiver Jay Tyler, who scored 127 touchdowns at the school as a running back, receiver, and returner.
According to The Athletic’s Grace Raynor, Newman coach Nelson Stewart thought that record was “unbreakable.”
We’ll see what kind of records Arch can break in Austin when he enrolls at UT next season. Given how their season is going so far, the expectations are going to be through the roof.
About Sean Keeley
Along with writing for Awful Announcing and The Comeback, Sean is the Managing Editor for Comeback Media. Previously, he created the Syracuse blog Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician and wrote 'How To Grow An Orange: The Right Way to Brainwash Your Child Into Rooting for Syracuse.' He has also written non-Syracuse-related things for SB Nation, Curbed, and other outlets. He currently lives in Seattle where he is complaining about bagels. Send tips/comments/complaints to sean@thecomeback.com.