NEWNow you can listen to Pak Gazette articles!
Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel was set to be the guest selector on ESPN’s “College GameDay” for the College Football Playoff showdown between his alma mater, the Texas A&M Aggies, and the Miami Hurricanes.
However, at the last second, NBA champion Alex Caruso was put in Manziel’s place after the former quarterback backed out. Manziel apologized in a post on his Instagram Stories, saying the reason he missed his spot was beyond his control and suggesting he was battling an illness.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON PakGazette.Com
Former Texas A&M and Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel watches before the game against the Texas Longhorns on Nov. 30, 2024. (Maria Lysaker/Imagn Images)
Questions about why he dropped out arose when he was reportedly seen at the Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua fight the night before in Miami, Florida.
ESPN’s Rece Davis still seemed unsettled by the situation, as he alluded to it in a recent podcast.
“When you go to a fight like that, you have to be very careful about where you eat breakfast the next morning,” he said on the “College GameDay Podcast.” “Because it can make you sick and make it difficult to get to the places you plan to be. But I digress.
USC LEGENDS REACT TO HISTORY NOTRE DAME RIVALRY WHICH IS ON AN INDEFINITE PAUSE
ESPN “College GameDay” host Rece Davis before the game between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and the Brigham Young Cougars at Jones AT&T Stadium on Nov. 8, 2025. (Michael C. Johnson/Image Images)
“I was wondering, is that what kids call it these days? A bad breakfast? Anyway, I wouldn’t slander anywhere. For those of you who are following closely, you’ll be able to read between the lines there. You have to follow a little closely.”
Manziel missed a close duel.
Texas A&M had a 6-0 lead with 8:03 left in the fourth quarter. Miami’s Carson Beck then engineered a six-play, 86-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass to Malachi Toney.
Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel (2) attempts a pass during the second quarter against the Sam Houston State Bearkats at Kyle Field on September 7, 2013. (Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports)
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE Pak Gazette APP
Miami won the game 10-3 and will face Ohio State in the quarterfinals.
