Peyton Manning played in a different era of college football than his nephew Arch Manning.
When Peyton was the quarterback of the Tennessee Volunteers, bowl season meant a lot. Sure, you wanted to be in the BCS title game picture, but you were also happy if you could end your season with a win in a multitude of “prestigious” bowl games.
The Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Fiesta Bowl were the “elite” BCS Bowl games that rotated hosting the BCS National Championship Game. The second tier started with the Cotton Bowl and also featured the Peach Bowl and the Citrus Bowl.
Peyton played in the Citrus Bowl twice from 1994 to 1997, winning it both times.
After Arch’s Texas Longhorns defeated the Michigan Wolverines in Wednesday night’s Cheez-It Citrus Bowl, 41-27, the younger Manning revealed that he doesn’t want to see that level of bowl game again in his Texas career.
“Nothing against the Citrus Bowl, but I think he played it twice,” Manning said, referencing his uncle. “I don’t want to have to play it twice.”
