With Texas on the road at LSU Saturday night, it was a homecoming of sorts for Longhorns starting quarterback Arch Manning, who played high school football in Louisiana before enrolling in Austin.
However, Arch wasn't the only Manning in Baton Rouge on Saturday.
Arch's uncle, NFL Hall of Famer quarterback Peyton Manning, and his cousin Marshall, a freshman quarterback at Baylor (TN), the No. 12 team in the Super 25, were on the Texas sidelines Saturday night to greet Arch before the game.
This isn't the first time that Marshall and his older cousin have been mentioned in the same sentence this season.
Marshall made his debut with the Chattanooga private school on Aug. 20, completing his first pass attempt in a huge 38-20 home win for Baylor over
Brentwood Academy (TN).
Arch took notice of what his cousin did when he was asked about it on Aug. 26 and also praised Marshall's teammate, five-star Tennessee running back commit David Gabriel Georges.
"I'm fired up for him," Manning said about his cousin. "He's at a really good school. "They got a really good running back (Georges). He looks yoked. What are they feeding those guys?"
Baylor has played Marshall sparingly throughout the 2026 season as he is the backup to four-star Ole Miss commit Keegan Croucher. Marshall also dealt with injuries this season and has not played since Baylor's 49-7 win over McCallie on Oct. 2.
Currently, Baylor is the top-ranked team in Tennessee and aiming to win its second consecutive TSSAA Division II-AAA championship. The Red Raiders play Briarcrest Christian (TN) at home on Nov. 20 in the state semifinals.
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