When Arch Manning makes his starting quarterback debut Saturday with top-ranked Texas facing No. 3 Ohio State, the legacy signal-caller could bring a whole new meaning to the phrase "worth the wait."
"He's ready," said Nelson Stewart, who coached Manning throughout his high school career at Isidore Newman (Louisiana). "To say he was made for this would be an understatement. There hasn't been a kid under more scrutiny."
Manning, whose grandfather Archie and uncles Peyton and Eli wowed fans in college and in the NFL and combined for four Super Bowl wins, patiently waited behind Quinn Ewers for two years, and now the heir apparent is primed to take the reins.