Read this and thought wow, regarding Mackovic: https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46079673/arch-manning-texas-five-stories
Before his senior year, Peyton asked Archie to drive him to schools he wanted to see on unofficial visits. They gave Texas another look and set it up with Mackovic. When the pair got to Austin, Archie said, Mackovic was nowhere to be found. Instead, they met with offensive coordinator Gene Dahlquist, who didn't even know they were coming.
Peyton asked Dahlquist who else the Longhorns were recruiting and asked if they could watch some film. So the Texas OC, Archie and Peyton watched high school film of other quarterbacks.
"Peyton said, 'Coach, how do I stack up?'" Archie recalled. "He said, 'You're definitely in our top 12.'"
The Mannings know so many people in football that they don't take sides in rivalries or -- generally -- hold any slights from the past against schools. They were tight with Mack Brown and his offensive coordinator, Greg Davis, who both had coached at Tulane and knew them well, so Eli gave the Longhorns serious consideration before opting for Ole Miss.
But Archie still says that, for Texas' sake, it was probably fortunate that Arch was Cooper's son and not Peyton's. "Cooper never held it against them," he said. "Peyton never forgot that. Anybody that knows Peyton knows that he doesn't forget."