Top SEC Coach Snubs Arch Manning While Naming the Best Returning QB

There's no doubt a lot of pressure facing the Texas Longhorns heading into 2025, as it will be the first year that quarterback Arch Manning serves as the team's full-time starter after sitting behind Quinn Ewers for two seasons.

In a video posted to the "ESPN College Football" YouTube channel, a brief conversation broke out between analysts Reece Davis and Pete Thamel on whether or not he was the best returning quarterback in college football.

However, also involved in the discussion was LSU Tigers head coach Brian Kelly, who revealed that he believes his quarterback, Garrett Nussmeir, deserves that title instead.

“All I’m saying is, Nussmeier has seen it," Kelly said. "He knows what he’s going to get. There’s a confidence that he’ll bring each and every game through experience, maybe even through some scar tissue, that’s going to allow him to be, I believe, the best quarterback... I can see the assessment of Manning, he’s an outstanding player. But I’ll take the guy that’s been in the SEC and seen what it looks like.”