Arch Manning visit details: Texas goes all out for visit of top recruit

Arch Manning had himself a great time when he took an official visit to Austin, Texas. The Athletic’s Sam Khan did a FOIA request and got all the details of what went down.

Texas apparently had a multitude of activities for Manning and his family to engage in when he visited. This included a 5-star hotel, an upscale steakhouse, a cruise on a lake, custom cakes, an ice sculpture, TopGolf, and an open bar for the parents.

Manning visited with Texas on Jun. 17, and didn’t take too long to commit to the Longhorns. He picked them as his school shortly after on Jun. 23.

Texas paid a pretty penny to show Manning around, with the visit costing the university around $280K.

The Longhorns sure do know how to convince someone. Manning is a 5-star recruit and the No. 1 QB and No. 1 recruit from Louisiana from the 2023 class per the 247Sports Composite.

Maybe more schools will follow in Texas’ footsteps when it comes to recruiting top talent.

We FOIA’d receipts and itineraries to see what it was like when Texas hosted Arch Manning and 8 others on an official visit.

From a 5-star hotel, to an upscale steakhouse, to a cruise on the lake, the Longhorns rolled out the red carpet.

✍🏽 @TheAthletic: https://t.co/e0RvPGzgBv

— Sam Khan Jr. (@skhanjr) September 16, 2022

In June, Arch Manning made an official visit to Texas, along with 9 others.

The school spent $280,000 in 48 hours, per @TheAthletic:

▪️ Airfare, cars
▪️ 5-star hotel
▪️ Parents’ open bar
▪️ Custom cakes
▪️ Topgolf
▪️ An ice sculpture
▪️ Lake cruise

Arch committed 3 days later. pic.twitter.com/kYljMKcBsM

— Front Office Sports (@FOS) September 16, 2022

Grant Bricker

Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.