The decision made by Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning to decline participation in the upcoming EA Spots College Football game, which is scheduled for release later this summer, has been one of the biggest storylines in college football over the past few weeks.
According to reports, Manning wants to hold off on entering the game until he’s “the guy” at Texas. Manning will be Quinn Ewers’ primary backup in 2024.
Players who opt in to the game receive $600 and a copy of the game.
On MikeFarrellSports.com on Monday, college football pundit Mike Farrell (formerly of Rivals.com) criticized Manning’s choice in a harsh manner.
Arch was labeled “overrated” by Farrell, who also asked whether the young quarterback is scared to compete and implied that Arch and his group “aren’t very bright”.
From MikeFarrellSports.com: Manning is already overrated. I’ve said that many times. If his name were Arch Smith and you watched his high school film at that awful level of competition, you’d 3-star him. But alas, people fall for the last name and hype. I made him a 4-star because of the last name and pedigree, so I guess I’m guilty as well, but for almost everyone to have him No. 1 overall and a 5-star plus or whatever, that seems odd to me. But that ship has sailed. Manning barely played as a freshman this past season at Texas and was third-string. And he’d still be third string had Maalik Murphy decided to stay and settle for a backup role. But with Murphy off to Duke, Manning is the one staying and settling. Is he a competitor? Who knows? But he and his circle aren’t very bright: I know that.
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