ESPN star Desmond Howard criticizes 'unwarranted' Heisman hype surrounding Texas' Arch Manning

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After experiencing limited playing time while backing up Quinn Ewers for his first two seasons at Texas, Arch Manning opened his first season as a full-time starter last Saturday.

The young quarterback finished the season-opening 14-7 loss to Ohio State with 170 passing yards, one touchdown and one interception. The underwhelming performance sparked mixed reactions from fans and prominent sports figures.

Heisman Trophy winner and ESPN "College GameDay" analyst Desmond Howard was among the latest to offer thoughts about whether Manning will bounce back and eventually live up to the hype.

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ESPN College GameDay analyst and Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard on set prior to a college football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Indiana Hoosiers on Aug. 31, 2017 at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. (James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Howard, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1991, suggested Manning should not have been included in offseason discussions about the leading candidates for college football's most coveted trophy.

"All of the hype and Heisman talk around him was unwarranted," Howard said on Thursday's edition of "The Rich Eisen Show."

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"He doesn’t deserve having his name in the same breath as that trophy."

Howard also critiqued what he observed from Manning when he watched film of him playing and theorized that his last name shields him from some criticism.

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