Arch Manning's Dad Gets Honest About His Son's Expectations In 2025

It's Arch Manning's show in Austin now that Quinn Ewers is moving on to the NFL. But his dad, Cooper, thinks that sitting behind the upperclassman these past two years should only bode well for his son's future.

In an interview on "The Dan Patrick Show," the eldest of the Manning brothers talked about his expectations for Arch in 2025 and why he's glad his son took the route that he did at Texas.

"I think having your children struggle with some things is good. Yeah, it's frustrating not to play. Did he love it? No. Was it probably good for him in the long run? Yes," Manning said.

"You don't want your kiddos to come home and be unhappy, but at the same time, sometimes going through a little hardship and some bumps in the road are good," he added. "Arch is going to have plenty more of those. These are the real ones, when you get beat this year and have bad games."

Arch appeared in 10 games last season for the 13-3 Longhorns and even made the first two starts of his career — which were both wins against UL Monroe and Mississippi State.

And while his dad knows firsthand just how much pressure can be placed on you when your last name is Manning, he hopes his son takes it in stride because he knows what's coming.

"I mean, you know how they do it in the media, they crown you way too early and then they jump on and kill ya," Cooper explained. "So he's getting way too much attention and way too much credit and he's going to struggle, and they're going to say 'He's not as good, he's overrated!' It's coming, everybody knows it."