The Texas Longhorns are ready to return to the college football playoff after missing it last season. Texas, and quarterback Arch Manning in particular, finished the campaign strong, capping things off with a bowl win over the Michigan Wolverines.

Manning will be entering his senior season and is expected to be one of the first to hear his name called in the 2027 draft. However, one member of sports media thinks that his family, which includes legendary quarterbacks Eli and Peyton Manning, will ensure that he doesn’t go to one team in particular.

“I’ll tell you this, Jet fans. I hate to give you this a year in advance, and it will probably make you hate the Mannings more if you’re a Jet fan and you hate the Mannings already, because remember, Peyton didn’t want to play for the Jets. They will not let Arch Manning play for the Jets,” Mike Francesa said, according to Awful Announcing. “I’m telling you right now, they will manipulate the draft, they will never let him get drafted by the Jets. You can take that to the bank.

“I’m telling you right now, a year in advance, I don’t know where he’s gonna wind up next year, he’s gonna be the first player picked unless something drastic happens. But he’s not gonna go to the Jets. The Jets aren’t gonna wind up with Arch Manning, it’s not gonna happen. It’s not going to happen under any circumstances; that family will not allow it. I’m telling you, they will not allow it.”

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Fans reacted to Francesca on social media.

“Duh lol. If Eli wasn’t going to play in sunny San Diego under Schottenheimer with LT, there’s no way Arch is going to the Jets lol,” one fan wrote on Twitter.

“This was my first thought….if the Jets get the first pick, does Arch go back to college or play hardball…..and some of you youngsters weren’t around when Eli came out,” another fan added.

“If the Mannings were to do something like this, what’s to stop every draft pick from doing the same thing? This isn’t the early 2000s. Way too much scrutiny and money at stake. Lawsuits will be flying,” someone else wrote.

It’ll be interesting to see how things play out in 2027.