When UFCU Dish-Falk Field erupted in cheers when Texas Longhorns left fielder Eric Kennedy doubled in the ninth inning for a walk-off win in the Austin Super Regional against the South Florida Bulls, head coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff were hosting one of the biggest recruiting weekends in the modern recruiting era.
In fact, Manning was even in attendance for the thrilling victory getting a taste of what fan support looks like for a surging team playing a beloved sport on the Forty Acres.
As Manning did at his early visit to Clemson, he threw with some of the recruits in attendance, a rare decision for the type of prospect with nothing to prove by doing so, providing a glimpse into a potential football future at that university.