Turns out that the Manning legacy is still safe, all thanks to their latest member Arch Manning. The Texas Longhorns backup QB had already made some noise in the 2024 season. Quite obviously it would reap better results. Since the Heisman race discussions are already on, it was evident that Arch would be hailed as a top favorite.

Well, this turns out to be true as the betting scene shows positive results coming the backup QB’s way making him a dream investment. After this, will the rising bets about Arch alter Sarkisian’s diplomatic take on the player? 

Arch Manning’s impressive feat influences his Heisman odds

The September 14th face-off against Texas Longhorns and UTSA Roadrunners had been more than just Longhorns crushing the Roadrunners in a 56-7 heroic feat. The fans are going to remember this game for a long time. Well, there came a moment when their hearts had stopped beating with Ewers forced to take an exit due to injury. They had a premonition of what was going to happen next. But Manning proved them wrong ensuring not even for once the Longhorns fans miss their favorite QB. Now like the gridiron, it’s time for Manning to rage the Heisman odds chart.

Based on BetMGM, the RivalsDotCom came up with some interesting numbers. As per their predictions, the opening odds for Arch Manning are +1600! All these were the after-effects of how beautifully the backup QB lived up to his family’s name on the field. The redshirt freshman won hearts by perfectly placing a touchdown pass just after stepping in which made it clear that Manning was here to make his mark. He continued to spread his magic and completed nine of 12 passes and four more touchdowns.

Now, the Texas HC can finally let out a sigh of relief!  

NFL legend joins the Arch Manning hype train

Like most of the Longhorms fans, HC Sarkisian belonged to Team Ewers. But fate played an ugly role. With only 12 minutes 19 seconds left in the second quarter, Ewers left and Manning stepped into the gridiron. And how did the HC deal with the change? Sarkisian seemed not to be holding too many hopes from his backup QB and rather tried to keep him lowkey, “We’ll just call the plays we know he’s good at.” But what’s the issue with Manning?

There are certain things, the HC wants the athlete to change about himself. For instance, during the post-game press conference, Sarkisian confessed, “I fight with Arch a lot about him being a little too robotic at times because he wants to be right.” But what’s the only thing that the HC wants him to work on? “I want him [Arch] to play the game because he has so many cool instincts. We saw that on display today,” Sarkisian came up with a request for the current Ewers replacement. 

While he has yet to win his HC’s trust, he has got some big shots rooting for him. Besides his uncle Peyton Manning, the 19-year-old has swept the New Orleans Saints legend Drew Brees off his feet who strongly believes, “Yours is the guy, yours is going to have a great season they’re going to be National Championship contenders this year and then Arch Manning is going to get his opportunity as a third year player.” Hold onto your helmets, folks, this is just the warm-up, Manning’s about to blitz the Heisman race.