COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A new rivalry is about to be born on Aug. 30, now that both Ohio State and Texas have their starting quarterbacks.

One team walks into Ohio Stadium next Saturday with the former top quarterback — and player — in the 2023 recruiting class, who’s spent the last nine months watching a media storm become so big around him that even his own grandfather is chiming in on what his future looks like. Even if his comments came completely out of left field.

“Yeah, I don’t know where he got that from,” Arch Manning told reporters. “He texted me and apologized about that. But I’m really just taking it day by day right now.”

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