"Daddy's on me." Arch Manning's recruitment got so intense that, per @SethWickersham, an Alabama assistant said he "hoped [Steve Sarkisian] can stay sober" on a Zoom call with Arch, Cooper, and Arch's high-school coach. With "Daddy" being Nick Saban. pic.twitter.com/Y4KwbqYwae

Nick Saban's retirement sent shockwaves through the college football world earlier this year, but according to a recent revelation, things might have turned out differently had Ala

Former Alabama coach Nick Saban wanted to sign Texas quarterback Arch Manning, according to football insider and bestselling author Seth Wickersham.

An upcoming book has detailed how Alabama tried convincing star quarterback Arch Manning to snub Texas in 2023.

He joined the show, Pablo Torre Finds Out, to talk to its host about the bizarre nature of Texas quarterback Arch Manning’s high school recruitment. During the discussion, Wickersham briefly noted that, had Manning committed to the Tide, there’s a very real shot Saban would still be coaching.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Cooper Manning Thought Arch’s Best Fit for College Might Have Been an ACC School. In less that two weeks, Arch Manning is set to make his debut as starting quarterback of the Texas Longhorns.

Texas tops the preseason Top 25 with Arch Manning, but Georgia, Alabama, and Ohio State are close, putting pressure on the Longhorns to prove they belong.

With the Manning family keeping everything so close to the vest, programs were left scrambling to try and make him feel like their school was best for Arch. There were several heavy hitters involved here. That included the Alabama Crimson Tide, the Ole Miss Rebels (his father's alma mater), and the Texas Longhorns.