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Pete Thamel virtually knocks Arch Manning off the 2026 NFL Draft board

ESPN college football analyst Pete Thamel didn't have a promising outlook on Texas quarterback Arch Manning leaving the Longhorns for the NFL Draft.

Arch Manning, UTEP v Texas | Tim Warner/GettyImages

From the unbelievable hype to his own grandfather saying he'll be in Austin next year, the noise around Texas quarterback Arch Manning has been deafening this year.

Then, Manning struggled through his first three games of the season, and all of a sudden, the only noise you could hear was the crickets.

On the morning of Week 4, before Manning and the Longhorns took on the Sam Houston State Bearkats, ESPN’s College GameDay kicked off the weekend, and college football analyst Pete Thamel fueled the fire of the doubters.