Twenty-seven years ago when ESPN The Magazine debuted with its "NEXT" cover highlighting the athletes poised to become the future faces of their respective sports, it featured a 25-year-old Kordell Stewart already three years into his NFL career.

Manning's revelation is largely unsurprising to those who have closely followed Arch’s recruitment and college career.

The Texas Longhorns are one of the most intriguing teams heading into the 2025 college football season. Ranked No. 1 in the preseason AP Poll, the expectations in Austin are sky-high, with hopes of capturing an SEC Championship and winning the national title — something they’ve fallen short of in each of the last two seasons in the College Football Playoff.