Arch Manning Dating History: Who Has the Texas QB Been Linked To? (2025 Update)
By Jason Bolton November 20, 2025 10:21
In the shadow of Darrell K Royal Stadium, where the Longhorns faithful pack 100,119 strong and chant “SEC! SEC!” like a war cry, Arch Manning is rewriting the script on college football royalty. The 21-year-old gunslinger grandson of Archie, nephew to Peyton and Eli stepped into the starter’s role for 2025 with the weight of a dynasty on his shoulders. His debut? A gritty 28-24 upset over No. 5 Ohio State on Aug. 30, where he slung 22-of-32 for 285 yards and three touchdowns, including a 47-yard dart to DeAndre Moore that sealed it in the fourth quarter. Through four games, Manning’s pacing the nation with a 68.4% completion rate, 1,012 yards, and 10 TDs against just two picks stats that echo his uncles’ early brilliance (Peyton’s 1998 freshman year: 3,319 yards, 23 TDs).
But for all the highlight-reel lasers and no-look passes, Arch’s off-field narrative is a ghost story: fleeting whispers, Instagram sleuthing, and zero confirmed chapters. No high-profile heartbreaks, no courtside smooches with influencers just a meticulously guarded private life that’s as elusive as a clean pocket against SEC defenses. “I’m here to throw footballs, not headlines,” Manning quipped after torching Michigan 31-17 on Sept. 13, dodging a question on his single status with the same footwork he uses to evade blitzes. In an era where NIL deals turn freshmen into moguls (Arch’s estimated $3.5 million valuation tops most seniors), his romantic reticence feels almost revolutionary.
Manning’s dating dossier is thinner than a two-deep depth chart. Raised in New Orleans’ Isidore Newman School where he shattered his uncles’ records with 7,000 passing yards and 91 TDs Arch was the golden boy who skipped proms for 7-on-7 camps. “High school was all about the game,” his grandfather Archie told The Athletic in a 2024 profile. “No time for puppy love when you’re breaking Eli and Peyton’s marks.” By his 2024 freshman cameo (two starts, 340 yards, five TDs), the rumors ignited like a trick play.
The loudest buzz? Olivia “Livvy” Dunne, the LSU gymnastics sensation and social media juggernaut with 13.7 million TikTok followers. Sparks flew in spring 2023 when the two both Louisiana-bred phenoms started following each other on Instagram. Fans dissected cryptic posts: Dunne’s “pre-szn” beach pic in May, Arch’s “Spring coolin’” reply days later. TikTok edits of them as a power couple racked up 5 million views, dubbing them “Football’s Fairytale.” “It was cute while it lasted,” Dunne laughed off the speculation in a June 2025 Sports Illustrated interview, arm-in-arm with her now-fiancé, Pirates ace Paul Skenes (who boasts a 1.98 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 2025). “Arch is family-level talented, but nah we’re just both from the South.” Arch never commented, but his post-rumor focus? A redshirt year that honed his release (now clocking 0.45 seconds, per Next Gen Stats).
Undeterred, the rumor mill churned. In May 2025, a viral BoomLyrics post claimed Arch was engaged to Texas softball star Vanessa Quiroga, a .312 hitter with 12 homers who led the Longhorns to the Women’s College World Series semis. The “evidence”? A grainy game-day photo of them chatting in the stands, plus shared Austin hashtags. Engagement rings trended on X (formerly Twitter), with #ArchAndVanessa hitting 50,000 posts. “Pure fiction,” Quiroga told Texas Monthly in July, rolling her eyes. “He’s a teammate’s buddy great guy, zero sparks. Let’s talk about my walk-off against Oklahoma instead.” Arch’s camp shut it down swiftly; his grandfather Archie debunked it on a New Orleans radio spot: “That boy’s too busy diagramming protections to pick out diamonds.” No follow-ups, no drama just another deflection in a season where Manning’s 142.1 passer rating ranks third nationally.
Then there’s Kylie Dickson, the Dallas Cowboys cheerleader whose pom-poms and pedigree (UT alum, 2024 squad captain) made her a natural match. Linked in a March 2025 Marca report after they were spotted at a Dallas steakhouse “just friends from Texas circles,” per insiders the story fizzled faster than a screen pass against Bama’s front seven. Dickson, who’s been dating an unnamed NFL scout since summer, posted a subtle clapback on IG: “Rumors are free; focus costs extra. #DCC #HookEm.” Arch? Silent as his two-minute drills, which have converted 78% this fall.
Social media sleuths haven’t quit. X lit up post-Ohio State with jokes tying Arch to the Cavinder twins (Hanna and Haley, the Miami hoops influencers with 8 million followers combined) after a “like” on an old post. “If Arch needs a hype squad, call us,” Hanna teased in a September TikTok, but it was all cap the twins are both spoken for (Hanna to NFL hopeful Darius Miles). Even wilder: a November X thread claiming he’s “dating John Mateer and a mystery sorority girl,” pure troll bait from a viral meme page. “Arch is the most single QB since Tim Tebow,” cracked ESPN’s Paul Finebaum on The SEC Network in October. “Kid’s got uncles who won two Super Bowls he knows how to run the option on drama.”
Why the lockdown? Blame the Manning manual. Peyton, now an ESPN staple, married Ashley Thompson in 2001 after a college courtship kept under wraps; Eli’s 2008 wedding to Abby McGrew was a no-photos affair. “Privacy’s our superpower,” Eli told SI in 2023. “Arch gets it football first, always.” Coach Steve Sarkisian echoes that, praising his QB’s “normalcy” in an August AP sit-down: “Arch wants to be treated like the walk-on, not the heir. No distractions, just reps.” It helps that Arch’s inner circle family barbecues in Louisiana, low-key hangs with receivers like Isaiah Bond stays off-grid. His IG? 1.2 million followers, zero couple pics, all gridiron glow-ups.
As Texas eyes a playoff rematch with Georgia (after a 41-24 dismantling of the Bulldogs on Oct. 18, where Arch threw for 320 and ran for 45), the whispers won’t stop. Heisman odds sit at +250 (behind only Ohio State’s Will Howard), and NIL whispers peg him at $5 million by bowl season. But if Arch’s ledger teaches anything, it’s that the real MVP stat is zero regrets. “Love’s like a deep ball,” he joked to reporters after Michigan, flashing that Manning grin. “You gotta wait for the right window and right now, I’m locked in on the read.”
In Austin’s glare, where every snap’s scripted and every slide scrutinized, Arch Manning’s heart remains his best-kept play. No exes to exhume, no scandals to spin just a kid from the bayou, arm cocked, chasing rings over rumors. That’s the Manning way: legacy on the ledger, love in the shadows.
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