Eli Manning Admits He Made Last Second College Commitment Change

Appearing on Bussin’ With The Boys, Eli Manning revealed that he was leaning towards the Texas Longhorns due to then-Ole Miss head coach Tommy Tuberville jumping ship for Auburn. He said that he liked the idea of being coached by Mack Brown based on how good the team had looked...

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“I was probably going to Texas,” Manning said. “Mack Brown was the head coach, and they were kind of rocking and rolling there. Ricky Williams was gonna be leaving; he was in his senior year. Was gonna go to Texas and then David Cutcliffe — the Ole Miss staff, Tommy Tuberville and their whole staff, left Ole Miss, went to Auburn.”

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