Archie Manning had the privilege of watching his sons, Peyton and Eli, have Super Bowl-winning NFL careers. Before watching his progeny, the two-time Pro Bowler played at Ole Miss in the late 1960s before playing with the Saints, Oilers and Vikings in the NFL. Nearly 40 years later, as he prepares to watch his grandson, Arch, navigate the college football landscape, he is worried about the current state of the game due to chaotic nature of name, image and likeness rules.
During the first annual Nick Saban Legacy Award ceremony Monday in Birmingham, Manning said he is not “crazy” about what NIL has done to alter the apparent.
“I wish they were a little more uniform in nature throughout the school,” Manning said. “It’s like the wild, wild west. I do know I love the game of college football and I don’t want it ruined.”
