'Peyton never forgot that' - An old Texas coach slighted Peyton Manning and it's going to end up costing the Longhorns

Unfortunately for Texas, it seems unlikely that Marshall will follow in Arch's footsteps and sign with the Longhorns.

That's because former Texas coach John Mackovic (1992 to 1997) dropped the ball big time during Peyton's recruitment. And Peyton, according to his dad Archie, never forgot it.

When Peyton was a recruit, he decided he wanted to visit Texas.

According to a recent article from ESPN, Peyton and Archie set up a visit with Mackovic, but when they arrived for the visit, Mackovic wasn't around.

Archie suggested to ESPN that if Peyton were Arch's dad, the phenom quarterback probably wouldn’t have ended up at Texas -- due to Peyton’s grudge

From ESPN: Before his senior year, Peyton asked Archie to drive him to schools he wanted to see on unofficial visits. They gave Texas another look and set it up with Mackovic. When the pair got to Austin, Archie said, Mackovic was nowhere to be found. Instead, they met with offensive coordinator Gene Dahlquist, who didn’t even know they were coming. Peyton asked Dahlquist who else the Longhorns were recruiting and asked if they could watch some film. So the Texas OC, Archie and Peyton watched high school film of other quarterbacks.

“Peyton said, ‘Coach, how do I stack up?'” Archie recalled. “He said, ‘You’re definitely in our top 12.'”

The Mannings know so many people in football that they don’t take sides in rivalries or — generally — hold any slights from the past against schools. They were tight with Mack Brown and his offensive coordinator, Greg Davis, who both had coached at Tulane and knew them well, so Eli gave the Longhorns serious consideration before opting for Ole Miss.

But Archie still says for Texas’ sake, it was probably fortunate that Arch was Cooper’s son and not Peyton’s. “Cooper never held it against them,” he said. “Peyton never forgot that. Anybody that knows Peyton knows that he doesn’t forget.”

Maybe Peyton will let go of his grudge if Marshall really wants to go to Texas -- after all, it's been over 30 years since Mackovic's misstep.