It’s a college football sin to root against your alma mater in just about any situation, but Eli Manning may have found the one exception to that rule.
Manning is ride-or-die Ole Miss all the way, but the former Rebels quarterback admits even he won’t bring himself to cheer for his school when his nephew, Arch, is on the other side of the field later this season.
Eli Can’t Root Against Arch
“You know what, this is the way I look at it. Ole Miss is going to play Texas in a few weeks. You root for your family,” Manning said on Pardon My Take.
Eli Manning will root for Arch even if they’re playing Ole Miss pic.twitter.com/RJsrkWd4sG
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) October 7, 2026
He added: “I have basically maybe two years to root for my nephew in college. So for those two years, or maybe it’s the last year whatever happens, I’m going to root for my nephew to win every single game that he plays in. That’s just the way it is.”…