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Ole Miss to retire No. 10 Eli Manning jersey

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Jun 22, 2020 3:19 PM ET

On Monday, Ole Miss Football tweeted a video where athletics director Keith Carter informed quarterback Eli Manning that the program will retire his No. 10 jersey when the Rebels play Auburn on September 19:

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— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) June 22, 2020

As Barrett Sallee wrote for CBS Sports, Manning's tenure with Ole Miss spanned from 2000-2003. He won the Maxwell Award, given to the nation's top player, SEC Player of the Year, and the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award in 2003. He went on to be the university's first No. 1 NFL Draft pick.

Manning famously orchestrated a trade from the San Diego Chargers to the New York Giants on draft day, and the rest, as the saying goes, is history. He led the Giants to a Super Bowl XLII victory over the 18-0 New England Patriots, and he defeated Tom Brady and the Patriots again in Super Bowl XLVI. Manning earned Most Valuable Player honors for both of those championship games.

The 39-year-old wore Big Blue colors from 2004-2019 before retiring in January.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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