On Feb. 7, 1999, Eli Manning signed his letter of intent to play football at the University of Mississippi.
Leading up to Eli’s 1999 signing day, Ole Miss fans were on the edge of their seats hoping that Archie’s youngest son would make their wildest dreams come true and lead the red and blue like his father did in 1970.
Archie Manning was etched into Ole Miss lore as perhaps the best quarterback to roam campus, and his son Peyton broke the hearts of Ole Miss fans a few years prior when he chose to play football at the University of Tennessee.