One SEC school can probably already be ruled out for QB recruit Marshall Manning, the son of Vols legend Peyton Manning
There’s a still a few years to go before quarterback Marshall Manning’s recruitment heats up. Marshall, the son of Tennessee Vols legend Peyton Manning, is an eighth grader at The Baylor School in Chattanooga, which means he’s a class of 2030 recruit. Despite the fact that he’s not in high school yet, the young quarterback […]
There’s a still a few years to go before quarterback Marshall Manning’s recruitment heats up.
Marshall, the son of Tennessee Vols legend Peyton Manning, is an eighth grader at The Baylor School in Chattanooga, which means he’s a class of 2030 recruit.
Despite the fact that he’s not in high school yet, the young quarterback is already turning heads thanks to his impressive middle school highlights.
Marshall’s recruitment is expected to generate even more hype than his cousin Arch’s did a few years ago.
The expectation is that Marshall, much like Arch, will do his due diligence and check out a number of programs to find the best fit. It’s far from a foregone conclusion that Peyton’s son will land at Tennessee.
One SEC program that we might be able to rule out already, however, is the Texas Longhorns.
ESPN’s Dave Wilson detailed several stories this week that helped shape Arch’s football career.
One of the stories mentioned that Peyton didn’t have a good experience during a recruiting visit to Texas in the early 90s.
According to the story from ESPN, Texas head coach John Mackovic was a no-show for the visit, and the offensive coordinator, Gene Dahlquist, didn’t even know Peyton was coming. The whole experience left a bad taste in Peyton’s mouth.
Peyton’s dad, Archie, told ESPN that Texas is probably lucky Arch wasn’t Peyton’s son, because the Hall of Fame quarterback “doesn’t forget”.
From ESPN: 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 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.”
Maybe Peyton will let the past be the past by the time Marshall is taking recruiting visits. I guess we’ll see in a couple of years. But based on that quote from Archie, the Longhorns may have a tough time convincing Marshall to follow in his cousin’s Arch’s footsteps in Austin.
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