Manning played one snap during Texas’ loss against Ohio State in January’s Cotton Bowl. On a fourth-and-one late in the second quarter, he ran for eight yards to give the Longhorns a first down.

Former Alabama head coach Mike Shula returned to the conference in an on-field capacity as offensive coordinator at South Carolina, replacing former Arkansas reserve quarterback and assistant coach Dowell Loggains, who is in his first year as head coach at Appalachian State.