One Interesting Detail About Tennessee’s 2026 Schedule Related to Peyton Manning

Look to the northwest corner of Neyland Stadium’s interior seating and you’ll see a large sign honoring Peyton Manning’s retired No. 16 jersey. The Hall of Fame quarterback has become synonymous with Tennessee Football and will always be a major chapter in the program’s storied legacy. Manning changed the course of the UT athletics department […]
Joey Aguilar Ties Peyton Manning and Tyler Bray in Passing Stat After UAB Game

Tennessee quarterback Joey Aguilar is off to a remarkable start through the first four games of the season. The former transfer quarterback has been a seamless fit into Tennessee’s up-tempo, explosive offense, which has led UT to the top of the scoring charts around the SEC. During Tennessee’s 56-24 win over UAB this past Saturday, […]
Tennessee Football Legend Peyton Manning ‘Excited’ for Lady Vols Basketball Commitment

On Saturday morning, while taking an official visit to see Tennessee, five-star power forward Oliviyah Edwards committed to the Lady Vols basketball program. With Tennessee football hosting Georgia that day, it meant she could spend the rest of the trip on campus, meeting alumni and people around the university, knowing that’s where she would attend. […]
Why Tennessee Football’s Josh Heupel, Peyton Manning are at Same In-State High School Game

On Friday, Tennessee football head coach Josh Heupel and former star quarterback Peyton Manning were both in attendance at the same high school game in the mid-state. The reason they were both there is likely very different, though. In the case of Heupel, the meeting between Brentwood Academy and Baylor School is a recruiting opportunity […]
Tennessee Legendary QB Peyton Manning Makes Rounds of UT’s Campus on Game Week

It’s finally game week for Tennessee football. Before the Vols head to Atlanta to play Syracuse on Saturday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the team got a visit from one of the greatest to play the game. Peyton Manning, Tennessee’s legendary quarterback from the late 1990s, stopped by campus. While it is unclear if there was one […]
WATCH: Peyton Manning Gives Tennessee Football Players Gift Ahead Of 2025 Season

Tennessee football is nearing its 2025 season opener against Syracuse in Atlanta. Ahead of the start of the season, legendary quarterback Peyton Manning had a surprise for the current Vol football players. Josh Heupel was leading Tennessee through a Thursday team meeting as part of its mock game week when a surprise video message from […]
Tom Brady: ‘Peyton Manning Was a Gift to My NFL Career’

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady is grateful for Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning. He said that Manning’s competition was a “gift” to his career on Monday. The Manning-Brady rivalry shaped the NFL in the 2000s and 2010s. From 2002 to 2016, Manning and Brady’s teams combined to make up 10 of the AFC’s […]
Peyton Manning’s Son, Marshall, Enrolling at East Tennessee School

Tennessee football legend Peyton Manning’s son, Marshall, is going to be just a short trip away from Knoxville in the near future. According to a report from Stephen Hargis of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, Marshall Manning is transferring to Baylor School. The school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and is just about a two-hour […]
Peyton Manning Led Two of the NFL’s Top Teams in the Last 25 Years, But They Might Not Be What You Think

Former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning has led some of the NFL’s greatest teams over the span of his Hall of Fame career. He won the Super Bowl with the Colts in 2006 and the Broncos in 2015. His 2005 and 2009 Colts also posted unforgettable seasons for that fanbase in Indianapolis. Bill Barnwell picked two […]
Is Tennessee Football Legend Peyton Manning the Greatest No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Ever?

Being the first overall selection in the NFL draft is reserved for only the best of the best college football stars. That’s exactly what Peyton Manning was when he went No. 1 in the 1998 draft out of Tennessee football. Is he the greatest player to ever get selected with the opening pick, though? ESPN’s […]