Arch Manning loses top spot as 2025 college football Heisman odds get updated

Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning is one of the most hyped-up quarterbacks for next season. After two seasons as a backup quarterback at Texas behind Quinn Ewers, he is projected to be the starter in 2025. Ewers has declared for the 2025 NFL draft, and as a result, Manning's path is clear.

Manning has received a lot of attention in recent years because of his last name. He is the nephew of former NFL stars Peyton and Eli Manning who were multiple Super Bowls winning quarterbacks in the NFL. As a result, fans expect great things from him.

It was unsurprising to see that Arch Manning was the preliminary betting favorite for the 2025 Heisman Trophy. However, that has changed at FD Sportsbook. Although Manning is still one of the favorites, he lost the top spot to LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier. FD Sportsbook has the top 10 Heisman favorites as follows:

LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier +900
Texas QB Arch Manning +950
Clemson QB Cade Klubnik +1100
Penn State QB Drew Allar +1100
Tennessee QB Nico Iamaleava +1100
Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith +1700
Miami QB Carson Beck +1800
Ohio State QB Julian Sayin +1800
Oregon QB Dante Moore +2000
South Carolina QB LaNorris Sellers

Arch Manning has earned respect for reasons other than his last name

There is no doubt that Arch Manning gets a lot of attention because of his last name. However, he has also proved that he is an effective quarterback with limited playing time.

Early in the past season, Manning needed to take over the starting job after Quinn Ewers suffered an abdominal strain. He played the majority of a 56-7 win over UTSA, and then started the next two games for the Longhorns, including a 51-3 win over UL Monroe and a 35-13 win over Mississippi State.

In those games, Manning threw for 223, 258, and 325 yards, respectively. Additionally, he had eight TD passes in those games with two interceptions.

Manning did not play much the rest of the season, but the coaching staff still used him in niche situations. He was brought in for specific quarterback running plays because of his speed and agility.

The Longhorns would not forgo a chance to raid the transfer portal to find a replacement for Quinn Ewers unless they believed in Manning. As a result, it is not a surprise to see him among the Heisman favorites for next season.

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Alexander O'Reilly is a journalist at Sportskeeda from Kingston, Ontario with over seven years in the field at companies including SenShot, RVBlogger, Monarch Media, WordAgents, GSeC LLC, and IGC.

His favorite college team is Duke, and his favorite sporting memory was Duke winning March Madness in 2010. JJ Redick was Alex's favorite college player when he was young but more recently, Caleb Williams gets the nod. As the Chicago Bears are Alex's favorite NFL team, this was a perfect match.

Alex's proudest moment came when he was interviewed by a radio station in Ottawa on his opinion on recent moves by the Ottawa Senators, which gave him a confidence boost and the knowledge that he could succeed as a writer.

Aside from sports, Alex likes to spend his time playing games. He is also very passionate about running and strives to improve at the half and full marathon distances.

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Edited by Siddharth Sikdar