There aren’t many high-profile events in the football world in late June, but the annual Manning Passing Academy, which is closing in on its 30th year of existence, is one of the biggest.
And the biggest draw during the event this year is Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning, able to fully take center stage entering his first season as the starter on the Forty Acres as the college football world fully turns its own attention to Manning.
The extent of that attention was a frequent topic of conversation on Friday as Manning met with the media, a rare public availability for Manning, who has only done a handful of interviews after vaulting into public consciousness as a high schooler in the midst of the most scrutinized recruitment of the modern era.