Overview

• An ESPN profile, relayed by Burnt Orange Nation, recounts that coach John Mackovic pulled Cooper Manning’s offer and then missed Peyton Manning’s campus visit as the offensive coordinator told Peyton he was only in Texas’ “top 12.”
• Arch Manning is slated for his first start for Texas on Saturday in Columbus against Ohio State under head coach Steve Sarkisian.
• TMZ’s new profile revisits Cooper Manning’s All-State high school career, the spinal stenosis diagnosis that ended it before Ole Miss, and his later roles on The Dan Patrick Show and f.
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• It also notes Cooper’s business career as a principal and senior managing director in investor relations at AJ Capital Partners, plus prior work at Howard Weil during its 2012 sale to Scotia Bank.
• Cooper, who married Ellen in 1999, has said the attention on Arch feels “nerve-wracking” and stresses he wants his son viewed as a good teammate; daughter May captained her high school volleyball team and son Heid attends Texas.