More than 10,000 college football players have already opted in for EA Sports College Football 25, which will launch this summer, but fans will have to wait at least another year for Texas quarterback Arch Manning to lead their teams on the new video game.
Manning, a sophomore backup for the Longhorns and the nephew of former NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli, is among the players who have opted out of being included in the video game, a source confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday.
Manning, who attempted only five passes in one game as Quinn Ewers' backup in 2023, wanted to wait until «he was the guy» at Texas, the source said.
Manning was the No. 2 overall prospect in the 2022 ESPN 300 after a standout career at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans, where his father, Cooper, and famous uncles played.