According to Archie, Howard and Leonard were roommates at the Manning Passing Academy last summer, adding another roommate narrative to the college football postseason (after Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer sealed his team’s win with a play against his former roommate, Quinn Ewers).
The stage for the College Football Playoff national title game is set after Notre Dame took down Penn State in the Orange Bowl and Ohio State knocked off Texas
The quarterbacks set to match up in the College Football Playoff National Championship game have more in common than you’d think. Riley Leonard and Will Howard have each led their teams with excellent,
Carson Beck’s transfer decision could solidify Arch Manning’s two-year tenure as the Longhorns’ starting quarterback.
In a social media post, Manning shared that the two starting quarterbacks in the upcoming title fight—Will Howard of Ohio State and Riley Leonard of Notre Dame—were also once roommates, although their time dorming together came when they were taking part in the Manning Passing Academy.
Smith and Manning are among the rising superstars who not only helped their teams get to the 2024 postseason but also figure to define the race to the 2025 national championship. They will be household names next fall as two of the biggest figures in the entire sport.
Although Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning has yet to even step onto a college football field as a true starter, his legacy is already being written as o
Texas junior quarterback Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft on Wednesday, ending a Longhorns career in which he led the program to a Big 12 championship and twice to the College Football Playoff but was not always embraced by a fan base eagerly waiting for Arch Manning to take over.
Ewers, a three-year starter, was expected to turn pro after leading the Longhorns to consecutive playoff appearances.
After falling short in the CFP for the second consecutive season, what’s next for the Longhorns as they look to get over the hump.
Colt McCoy gave Arch Manning advice on Wednesday after Quinn Ewers declared for the NFL draft, leaving Manning as Texas' likely starter in 2025: