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Arch Manning to Miami in 2027 seems like a long shot, but it can't be ruled out

The Hurricanes may have to go with another transfer QB next season.
ByCorey Long
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Oct 10, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) looks on during the game between the Sooners and the Longhorns at Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images
Oct 10, 2026; Dallas, Texas, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning (16) looks on during the game between the Sooners and the Longhorns at Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

If Arch Manning is on the move after this season, would the Miami Hurricanes be an option? 

Manning, who has had his ups and downs at Texas, isn't going to be the Heisman Trophy winner that some predicted, and he's probably not going to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft either. The former five-star recruit and nephew of Peyton and Eli Manning is at a crossroads as to what his next step will be.

The NFL is certainly an option. He's probably not the top guy, but he is a Manning, and he has the physical tools to show out at the combine and the pedigree that guarantees someone will take a flyer on him early in the first round.

But staying in college is also an option, and if Manning decides to stay in college football and leave Texas, would Miami be an option?

CBS Sports' Pete Prisco said that he didn't believe Manning should go back to Texas and play another season under Steve Sarkisian, and Ran Carthon added that the Hurricanes should be on Manning's short list.

"Miami has shown over the last couple of years that they have been a 'farm system' for these quarterbacks. This offense that they're running down at the University of Miami allows these guys to mature and actually learn on the job," Carthon said. 

Arch Manning to Miami would go against the plan, but it can't be ruled out

Miami is recruiting with the plan to move away from its three-year run of transfer quarterbacks. The Hurricanes have a commitment from five-star recruit Israel Abrams in the 2027 class, and pledges from 2028 three-star prospect Knox Annis and 2029 recruit CJ Cypher. 

Cypher could reclassify to 2028 and is likely to be the top quarterback recruit in either class. So, the Hurricanes have put a lot of work and invested a lot of resources in having strong in-house options at  QB for the next several years. 

But there's always a player that could change the plans. Is Manning that player? It's hard to say. 

Bringing a player like Manning in puts a lot of eyes on the program. And there's a ton of pressure carrying that name, which kind of makes me feel sorry for the young man. His uncles are all over television with commercials and their production deal with ESPN. He's been nitpicked since he came on the scene.

If Cristobal likes the idea of Luke Nickel, Abrams, and Dereon Coleman competing to be the starting QB next year, that would answer a lot of the questions. If he believes that Miami has a roster that could support a young first-year starter, then he should go with that gut feeling.

But if the Hurricanes decide to go into the transfer market for a fourth year, Manning would be a name that they would have to consider. If Shannon Dawson stays in his role as offensive coordinator, is there any doubt he would get the most out of Manning's talent?

This is all fun to think about and talk about, but there's a lot of time between now and then. When Miami was in the market for a transfer quarterback last season, no one mentioned Darian Mensah's name until it looked like it was going to happen. That's the way these things work, so it's impossible to rule anything out. 

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