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‘As big as it gets!’ Reaction to top recruit Arch Manning committing to Texas Longhorns

Arch Manning, center, the grandson of NFL quarterback Archie Manning and nephew of Eli and Peyton Manning; watches Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns in New Orleans in April. The high school quarterback committed to Texas on Thursday.
Arch Manning, center, the grandson of NFL quarterback Archie Manning and nephew of Eli and Peyton Manning; watches Game 4 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Phoenix Suns in New Orleans in April. The high school quarterback committed to Texas on Thursday. Matthew Hinton AP

Arch Manning is coming to Texas.

The No. 1 quarterback recruit for the class of 2023 posted on Twitter that he has committed to the Texas Longhorns.

Manning, who plays at Isadore Newman High School in New Orleans, is the son of Cooper Manning and the nephew of former NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning and the grandson of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning.

Manning chose Texas over Georgia, Alabama, Clemson, LSU, and Virginia, among other top programs.

He announced the decision in his first and only Twitter post to date.

This story was originally published June 23, 2022 at 12:25 PM with the headline "‘As big as it gets!’ Reaction to top recruit Arch Manning committing to Texas Longhorns."

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Stefan Stevenson was a sports writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram from 1997 to 2022. He covered TCU athletics, the Texas Rangers and the Dallas Cowboys.
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