His take has not been well-received by most in the industry, and on Friday, ESPN's Harry Douglas made the case for it being too soon to say that about Manning. Something that led to Finebaum getting a little testy in defense of his take.

Texas quarterback Arch Manning is the new starting quarterback of the Longhorns heading into the 2025 season and expectations for the Manning family scion are sky-high. Between his famous family and his stellar high school career (which in many ways exceeded his uncles Peyton and Eli),

When Paul Finebaum was asked what the expectations for the Texas Longhorns and Arch Manning should be, he set a high bar.