Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning shared a text message he got from his father, Archie Manning, on social media on Saturday.
“FYI – (Notre Dame quarterback) Riley Leonard and (Ohio State quarterback) Will Howard were roommates at Manning Passing Academy last summer! Archie,” Archie texted Eli.
Eli captioned his post highlighting his father's habit of sending funny text messages.
“Thank God my dad wrote his name down after he texted me. – Eli,” Manning posted to X.
While exposing his father's texting habits to the world, Manning also provided Archie's anecdote about the upcoming national championship game.
Will Howard's Buckeyes took down Archie's grandson, Arch Manning, in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Friday.
The Buckeyes beat the Longhorns 28-14, with the Longhorn's comeback attempt being thwarted by defensive end Jack Sawyer when he stripped Quinn Ewers and picked up the fumble for an 83-yard touchdown, sealing the game.
Arch had one run for eight yards and converted on fourth down in the second quarter, but that was all he saw in the loss.
With quarterback Quinn Ewers likely to move to the NFL, Manning could end up starting for the Longhorns next season.
As for Leonard and Notre Dame, they defeated Penn State 27-24 after an eventful fourth quarter.
The Manning Passing Academy obviously helped both Leonard and Howard.
While Leonard threw two interceptions in the win, he did enough to down Penn State as he threw for 235 yards and a touchdown, while rushing the ball for 35 yards and a touchdown as well.
For Ohio State, Howard threw for 289 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the win that included a huge fourth-down conversion on a quarterback run in the fourth quarter.
The two Manning Passing Academy roommates will face each other on January 20, at 7:30 PM ET.
