The hype surrounding Texas quarterback Arch Manning is nearing unbelievable levels, some warranted, and some unjustified heading into the 2025 college football season. Once hyped up as one of the greatest high school quarterback recruits of all time, the expectations were set incredibly high well before Manning stepped foot in Austin, Texas.

Not Cam Newton, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow, Trevor Lawrence, or Baker Mayfield. None of those names are the best quarterback since Tim Tebow in 2006, according to Paul Finebaum. No, that would be Arch Manning,

ESPN host Paul Finebaum made a bold claim about Arch Manning while talking on air Tuesday. Finebaum was a guest on ESPN show “Get Up” and was asked about Manning.