Arch Manning hints at recruiting leaderboard with list of summer visits lined up

Arch Manning has dropped a big hint on his leaderboard with many summer visits scheduled.

The 2021 Arch Manning Summer Tour commences.

Manning is the top pro-style passer in his recruiting class. With a college football and New Orleans Saints legend for a grandfather and two Super Bowl-winning uncles, we have never been more ready to cover a more high-profile recruitment in the digital age. Manning still has two more years of high school ball left to be played, but the five-star recruit has several college visits lined up.

What college campuses will Manning visit be this summer?

Arch Manning: What schools will the 5-star 2023 quarterback visit first?

According to 247Sports, Manning has visits lined up with Clemson, SMU, Texas, Alabama and Georgia in that order through the end of June. He will go to Clemson with his younger brother Heid who is a center on June 8-9. The following weekend they will go to SMU for a day in Dallas before spending a little time in Austin. The last two weekends in June will be in Tuscaloosa and Athens.

Other schools where he could be visiting include North Carolina, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Stanford, USC and Virginia, where his older sister will be attending college. His father Cooper Manning says he has already visited Ole Miss and LSU, which sounds right given who his family and what state he lives in. Duke and Tennessee may be in the mix as well due to the Uncle Peyton connection.

So what kind of information can we really glean from here? Manning’s summer tour has been expedited due to not being able to conduct any last year due to the global pandemic. While visiting campuses like Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and Texas make sense, SMU being on the list is intriguing because it signifies Manning wants to experience as much as possible in his recruitment.

Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, SMU and Texas fans must be giddy about Manning’s upcoming visits but this does not dismiss other hopefuls like LSU, Tennessee and others who are still very much in the mix for his commitment.

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