"$20M worth garbage," "Ohio State losers bowl": CFB fans roast Bryce Underwood, Arch Manning as star QBs ride roller coaster together 

Arch Manning and Bryce Underwood have been spotted together ahead of their Cheez-It Citrus Bowl showdown on New Year's Eve. In a picture shared on X by Detroit Free Press’ Tony Garcia, the two quarterbacks sat together to ride in a roller coaster.

He wrote in the caption:

“Michigan football QB Bryce Underwood and Texas QB Arch Manning just rode in front of the Freedom Flyer together. Brandyn Hillman walks up to me with the perfect comment - “Bro, you know how much money is in this picture!?””

Garcia's post has attracted loads of reactions from fans, especially Ohio State fans. Kari wrote:

“Ohio state losers bowl! Had both QBs seeing ghosts. It’s crazy that these 2 QBs were hyped more than sayin!! Welp Michigan Texas were off szn champs and rematch in the cheese it’s bowl.”

RMG also wrote:

“20 million dollars worth of garbage flying high!”

Nathan Osborne commented:

“3 losses to Ohio State in one photo.”

Dub also commented:

“A lot of money and mid QB play.”

Mks Burner asked:

“How much losses to Ohio State?”

Trackside Jive quipped:

“Lot of money for zero nattys.”

Comparing Bryce Underwood and Arch Manning's respective seasons

Bryce Underwood and Arch Manning will lead their respective teams against each other on Wednesday attempting to cover up the disappointment of missing the playoffs. Apart from missing the playoffs, both teams have something in common from the just concluded regular season.

They were both beaten by Ohio State. Manning's Texas opened the season with a 14-7 loss at Ohio State. Conversely, Michigan lost 27-9 to the Buckeyes in the season finale.

Both programs also finished with a 9-3 record, despite coming into the season with so much hype surrounding them. Bryce Underwood and Arch Manning both had their first seasons as starting quarterbacks for their respective teams. Although Underwood had the responsibility thrust upon him as a true freshman, Manning has had years of preparation waiting behind Quinn Ewers.

Underwood had a more underwhelming season than Manning, throwing for 2,229 yards, nine touchdowns, and six interceptions. He rushed for an additional 323 yards and five touchdowns in 74 carries.

Manning, on the other hand, threw for nearly 3000 yards, 24 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. He also covered an additional 244 yards, scoring eight additional touchdowns on 83 runs.

The Citrus Bowl is set to kick off at 3:00 p.m. (ET) on Wednesday.

Edited by Kayode Akinwumi