The University of Tennessee announced on Monday that their most famed alum would return to the campus, this time as a professor.Manning as a professor of practice in the fall 2023 term. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback will join select classes during the academic year as a featured expert and work alongside the college’s faculty to provide learning experiences for CCI students at Tennessee.
Joseph Mazer, dean of the College of Communication and Information, delivered a statement celebrating Manning as a “true Volunteer.” Manning himself is a graduate of the communications school at Tennessee. When he wasn’t leading the Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship, he was busying himself with earning a degree in speech communications.