Steve Sarkisian can't be serious saying Arch Manning is 'underpaid'

Steve Sarkisian can't be serious saying Arch Manning is 'underpaid' originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Texas Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning was the highest-paid college athlete last year, but some believe he's undervalued.

One of those in firm belief the $6. 8 million signal-caller deserves a bigger NIL payout is Steve Sarkisian. Manning's head coach recently advocated for his playmaker, saying Texas needs to break out the checkbook.

During an appearance with The Andy & Ari podcast on Thursday, On3's college football analyst Chris Low checked in with Sarkisian, who talked about the offseason in Austin and Manning's progression. "Arch is probably the most underpaid quarterback in college football from what we're paying," Sarkisian told Low. From there, Low went on to say, "(Sarkisian) says he still has a text from Cooper (Manning) saying, 'We're not taking a dime.

We want you to go out and get great players. And you can show this text to every player you recruit. And that's a big help.