University of Texas quarterback Arch Manning takes center stage and his legacy is clear to see.
The 19-year-old redshirt freshman will make his collegiate debut for No. 1 Texas against Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 21, replacing injured quarterback Quinn Ewers. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET.
Arch Manning is the highly touted nephew of former NFL legends Peyton and Eli Manning and the son of “The Manning Hour” host Cooper Manning. He is also the grandson of Archie Manning, an Ole Miss legend and former New Orleans Saints quarterback.
Arch Manning’s inherited athletic prowess was on full display last weekend when the Longhorns beat the University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners 56-7.
After starting quarterback Ewers ended up on the sidelines with an abdominal strain, Arch Manning stepped in and scored a 67-yard touchdown. The run was the longest by any Longhorn quarterback since 2005.
His impressive speed also made headlines. Arch Manning reached a top speed of 20.7 miles per hour, Bleacher Report reported, citing Reel Analytics and Next Gen Stats.
To put this in perspective, the source calculated that Miami Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill’s top speed this season was 20.3 mph.
As Arch Manning begins to make a name for himself in the sport, he joins a family of professionals who have already established themselves as some of the best.
Here you can find out everything about his father, Cooper Manning.
Cooper Manning hosts “The Manning Hour”
Although he is not on the field playing the sport, Cooper Manning has contributed football insights and entertaining interviews to FOX’s “NFL Kickoff” with “The Manning Hour” for 10 years.
“The Manning Hour” features approximately two-minute segments with a variety of guests, from celebrated athletes to award-winning actors.
Cooper Manning is his son’s biggest fan
After the game between Texas and UTSA on September 14, Cooper Manning praised his son – and his wife – for his athletic performance on Instagram.
“He definitely got his speed from his mom,” said Cooper Manning next to a photo of himself, his son and his wife Ellen Heidingsfelder.
The couple has three children: May, Arch and Heid Manning.
Cooper Manning’s health prevented him from playing football
Cooper Manning was well on his way to becoming a football legend himself when a diagnosis stopped him in his tracks.
He was an all-state wide receiver in high school and was preparing to play at the University of Mississippi when he began to experience numbness in his hands and fingers, according to a 2013 Bleacher Report article.
After tests at the Mayo Clinic, he was diagnosed with spinal stenosis, a narrowing of the spinal canal, at age 18, the outlet reported. According to the Mayo Clinic, this condition puts pressure on the spinal cord.
The injury eventually led him to give up the sport.
“When they took the football away from me, I never took it out on the game. I was never bitter, really. I just said, these are the cards I’ve been dealt and I’m going to play them. I don’t know if I’ve got it down yet, but I enjoy trying,” Cooper Manning told USA Today in 2008.
Cooper Manning works for AJ Capital Partners
Cooper Manning serves as Senior Managing Director of Investor Relations at AJ Capital Partners based in Chicago.
According to a 2016 company press release, Cooper Manning previously worked for Howard Weil in New Orleans and was involved in the sale of the company in 2012.
