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Texas' Arch Manning overhyped? NFL legend Spencer Tillman weighs in on having famous last-name

The scrutiny surrounding Arch Manning has reached rarefied levels. Three games into his Texas career, the former five-star quarterback has completed 47 of 85 passes, just over 55 percent, for 579 yards. Seventy-six Division I quarterbacks have more passing yardage, including Toledo’s Tucker Gleason.

Some wonder if Manning was overhyped. Others say it is too early to tell.

There is precedent for both arguments. In the 1990s, Beano Cook famously proclaimed Notre Dame quarterback Ron Powlus to be a future two-time Heisman winner. Powlus never came close, failing to throw even 20 touchdown passes in a single season. More recently, Bronny James has faced similar pressure in

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