Marshall Manning, son of Peyton Manning, makes Baylor School debut on ESPN

It didn’t take long for Marshall Manning to earn some playing time early in his high school football career.Midway through the second quarter of Baylor’s season-opener on ESPN 2 against Brentwood Academy, the son of Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning entered the game for Ole Miss quarterback co

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It didn’t take long for Marshall Manning to earn some playing time early in his high school football career.Midway through the second quarter of Baylor’s season-opener on ESPN 2 against Brentwood Academy, the son of Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning entered the game for Ole Miss quarterback commit Keegan Croucher.Instead of running it on back-to-back plays, Baylor let the younger Manning sling it.On his first varsity snap, Marshall rolled to his right, got the pass just over a Brentwood Academy linebacker’s outstretched arms and connected with junior receiver Antwaun Adams for a first down.

Marshall Manning comes in for a few plays and completed his first varsity pass to Antwaun Adams 👀

Croucher back in. pic.twitter.com/azPQfDX5mM
— Joe Spears (@joe_spears7) August 21, 2026

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would run the ball on the next play and Croucher returned to complete the drive.Manning transferred to Baylor ahead of his eighth grade year from Denver and is serving as Baylor’s backup quarterback this season.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Marshall Manning, son of Peyton Manning, makes Baylor School debut on ESPN