Ohio State Legend Maurice Clarett Recruits Texas QB Arch Manning to Buckeyes

Ohio State’s former running back Maurice Clarett put on his recruitment hat in pursuit of Texas QB Arch Manning.

Just days after Texas freshman quarterback Arch Manning saw his first collegiate action in a game against Texas Tech, the full-court press to recruit the signal-caller appears to be on. Parlaying his Texas debut with Ohio State’s loss to Michigan, former Buckeyes running back Maurice Clarett had a message for both Arch and his uncle, Peyton Manning.

“Come on Dawg…. Get in that transfer portal. We will have your whole life turnt up. I know your whole family paid but ain’t nothing like being a star at an elite school. Quinn Ewers ain’t going nowhere soon.” Clarett posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“@peytonmanning @archmanning think about it big dawg.” Clarett concluded.

It’s an interesting push from Clarett, and the timing of it, just after the loss to the Wolverines, certainly raised a few eyebrows. Clarett even responded to a comment about it, stating that it’s “open season out here.”

Clarett has a point about Texas’s starting quarterback Quinn Ewers, who’s only a sophomore and threw for 2,709 yards, 17 passing touchdowns and five interceptions while posting a 9-1 record in the 10 games he played this season.

Whether Manning would even contemplate a potential transfer is an unknown, but if he did, he’d be one of the most sought-after prospects ever in the portal.