Arch Manning entered the 2025 college football season as the Heisman Trophy favorite, and Ohio State immediately exposed that for the massive mistake that it was with a 14-7 win over the Longhorns in Columbus. Now, six weeks into the season, a former Heisman Trophy winner thinks that Manning’s counterpart from that Week 1 showdown at the Horseshoe should be the new frontrunner.
Troy Smith took to social media on Tuesday to plead his case for Julian Sayin and throw some shade at Manning and the media machine that placed those lofty expectations on him before the season.