Eli Manning reacts to Matt Corral tying single-game TD record
By Sydney Hunte
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Eli Manning has been worth the follow on Twitter since joining a few months ago. The normally mild-mannered quarterback and 2-time Super Bowl champion has not been afraid to poke fun at himself in the same fashion as his older brother.
We saw a little of that on Sunday, the day after Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral threw for 6 touchdowns in a rout of Vanderbilt. The 6 touchdowns tied an all-time single-game mark for a Rebels quarterback, originally set by Manning.
“Congrats Matt. I needed 7 overtimes to get my 6 passes,” he tweeted on Sunday morning.
The game he is referring to is a wild 58-56 Ole Miss win over Arkansas in 2001. Amazingly, the score was tied at 17 in regulation, with Manning throwing 5 of his 6 touchdowns in the extra sessions.
All in all, it looks like Corral has a fan in one of the best quarterbacks to wear an Ole Miss uniform (besides Eli’s father, Archie, of course).
Congrats Matt. I needed 7 overtime’s to get my 6 TD passes. https://t.co/7iVa3roUo1
— Eli Manning (@EliManning) November 1, 2020
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
