Source: Horns QB Manning opts out of EA game

• Mark Schlabach, ESPN

  • Senior Citizen WriterMar 5, 2024, 01:09 PM ET Close Senior college football
  • writer Author of 7 books on college football
  • Graduate of the University of Georgia

More than 10,000 college football players have already opted in for EA Sports College Football 25, which will introduce this summertime, however fans will have to wait a minimum of another year for Texas quarterback Arch Manning to lead their teams on the new game.Manning, a sophomore backup for the Longhorns and the nephew of former NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli, is amongst the players who have opted out of being consisted of in the game, a source verified to ESPN on Tuesday.Manning, who attempted just 5 passes in one game as Quinn Ewers’backup in 2023, wanted to wait up until”he was the guy “at Texas, the source said.Editor’s Picks 1 Associated Manning was the No. 2 total prospect in the 2022 ESPN 300 after a standout profession at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, where his daddy, Cooper, and popular uncles played. He will likely be a backup once again this season after Ewers decided to return after leading the Longhorns to a Big 12 title and their first look in the College Football Playoff in 2023. Manning has been reluctant to do NIL deals, despite a robust market for his name, image and similarity, too. His only NIL deal in 2015 was an unique trading card partnership with Panini America that included a charitable auction.On Monday, ESPN reported that more than 10,000 players have actually currently opted in to be part of the computer game. EA Sports will pay them through a name, image and similarity deal. Gamers who choose in to have their name, image and similarity utilized will get$ 600 and a copy of the game, valued at around$70. By exceeding 10,000 opt-ins, EA Sports has actually reached 87 %of its goal for the game, which will feature groups with 85-man rosters.A company spokesperson told ESPN that more than 100 of college football’s most identifiable players have chosen in throughout the past week, consisting of Colorado receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter, Georgia quarterback Carson Beck, Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe, Oregon quarterback

Dillon Gabriel and Ewers.OrangeBloods.com initially reported that Manning was pulling out of EA Sports College Football 25. ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg and Michael Rothstein contributed to this report.