On a team loaded with future college stars and five-star talents like Tennessee running back commit David Gabriel Georges, another name has commanded the headlines just as a much as the Baylor School senior running back.

Freshman Marshall Manning, the son of NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning, transferred to the Chattanooga program in eighth grade with his future laid out as the eventual starting quarterback of one of Tennessee's premier private school powers.

On Thusday, Aug. 20, the nation got to see the younger Manning earn his first ever varsity action in his backup role for the Red Raiders. While it may have just been two snaps and may have come as a shock to everyone watching the ESPN2 broadcast of Baylor's 38-20 win over Brentwood Academy (TN), those two snaps were in the cards leading up to the game.

They also won't be the only two snaps Marshall experience this season.

"We planned it," Baylor head coach Erik Kimrey said following the win. "I want Marshall to play in every game this year, even if it's just two plays like that. Hopefully it'll be a lot more. We need him next year and he needs to be ready."

Marshall serves as the backup to senior and Ole Miss four-star commit Keegan Croucher, a transfer from Connecticut.

With Baylor up 10-3 midway through the second quarter, Croucher started the Red Raiders’ drive but after a few scrambles, stayed on the sideline.

Marshall entered the game and on his very first snap, rolled out to the right and found four-star 2028 athlete Anwtaun 'Cornbread' Adams for a Baylor first down.

Manning would hand the ball off to Gabriel Georges on the next play and Croucher would return to lead the Red Raiders on their second touchdown-scoring drive of the evening.

Knowing his role as the starter for the Red Raiders in his only season with the program, the future Ole Miss Rebel had no issues releasing the reigns a bit to his freshman backup.

"That was the plan and the kid is going to be a beast," Croucher said. "He's only 15-years-old and he works so hard. We have a really cool relationship where we're hard on each other and we old each other accountable in practice.

...we have a really good bond together and I can't wait to watch him win in the future."

For Kimrey, letting Marshall play was just the standard in what he's done since he took over at Baylor in 2022. No matter the game, even if it was a rematch of the 2025 Division II-AAA championship airing on ESPN2 in front of thousands, he was letting backups play in certain situations.

It may not reflect on the scoreboard now, but for the future it could pay off in a major way.

"You guys that have covered us before know that I always let our backups play in non-region games," Kimrey said. "Usually a drive but I didn't want to do that tonight. We planned the plays he was going to run and he went in there and did a good job."

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Marshall Manning's debut was brief but Baylor's plan for Peyton Manning’s son is not

Bayern Munich head coach Vincent Kompany knew the questions about Jamal Musiala’s health would be coming and the coach admitted that the club has known about Jamal Musiala’s condition for some time.

Kompany also said that the team has been working with the Germany international to manage the situation. It was a stark and revealing press conference for Kompany ahead of the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup.

“This is the first time it’s been public. So, I understand there are many questions. But the initial shock for us was a long time ago. Therefore, we’re not talking about it that much at the moment. We’ve been prepared for some time. We’ve received much more information since then and made decisions with the help of leading experts. Jamal has everyone’s support. Internally, we’ve reached a point where it’s not discussed much anymore. We have our procedures in place, and we’re very optimistic,” said Kompany (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “Every decision was made based on the best possible information. We know how to handle it. He’ll be training individually this week. I spoke to Jamal and he said I can speak about that. He made a slight change to his treatment, which caused some side effects. It’s perfectly normal to make changes to a treatment plan. Now we want to get things back to how it was before.”

“He has made tremendous progress in his football. You’ve already seen what he did in those 5-10 minutes. He’s showing that in training as well. We’re looking forward to seeing him show it again in matches.”

At the end of the press conference, @iMiaSanMia summed up everything that was discussed about Musiala:

What has been said by Kompany and Eberl today about Musiala’s condition:

-The club has been aware for the entire last season

-His teammates were also aware the whole time

-It’s no longer a big topic of discussion internally

-The two recent incidents against Leipzig and Heidenheim were side effects of the change of medication

-They will now revert to the prior plan where these incidents didn’t happen

-Musiala won’t be in the squad tomorrow to avoid putting him under further pressure now that his condition has become public

-Individual training this week

-Purely from a footballing perspective, he’s made progress

-The club has been supporting him the entire time and will continue to do so

This is obviously a delicate situation, but Bayern Munich seems determined to make it work and ensure that Musiala in the best possible environment to deal with it.

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Calum Scanlon says he insisted Liverpool return him to an "ambitious" Cardiff City squad for a second time on loan this season.

Left-back Scanlon, 21, has returned to the Welsh capital for the whole of the 2026-27 campaign, after helping the club secure promotion to the Championship last season.

Scanlon began his second spell by going straight into the starting XI in the 1-1 draw with Wrexham.

The defender says Liverpool are supportive of his latest move and expect him to get plenty of first team action.

"It's my decision what club I go to. In those meetings [at Liverpool], we do discuss it," Scanlon said.

"Obviously, everyone knows other clubs. But for me, it was always coming back to Cardiff. That's why I'm here."

The England U20 international said Cardiff manager Brian Barry-Murphy had told him at the end of last season that he would remain in touch.

"Once I got back from pre-season with Liverpool, he started to ring me and showed me the ambitions for the season and how he thinks I can play in the team," Scanlon added.

"That's when I knew I wanted to come back. I always had it in my mind anyway from my time here last season, I enjoyed it. It was always brilliant to come back here and get started again."

As well as his Cardiff loan, Scanlon has signed a new "long term" contract with Liverpool.

He has played two competitive senior matches for the Premier League giants, having arrived at their academy set-up from Birmingham City in 2021.

"Signing that was a big moment for me again as well. It shows that the hard work that I've done has paid off," he said.

"Now that's out of the way, I still have things that I want to achieve.

"It's just a constant cycle where I've done this now, what's next? There's no stopping, so just keep improving from there."

West Ham will welcome Charlton Athletic to the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon in front of a sell-out 62,500 crowd for their second match of the EFL Championship campaign.

The 2026/27 EFL Championship season kicked off last weekend. Charlton started the season by coming from behind and beating Derby County 2-1. Whilst the Hammers took a 2-0 lead away at Burnley; however, Zian Flemming’s late brace for the hosts meant they only came away with a point.

Debutant Manor Solomon opened his account for the East London side, and since the 2-2 draw, West Ham have made further signings. Arne Engels joined the club from Celtic in a Championship record deal, and Leeds United Striker Joël Piroe joined on loan until the end of the season. Manchester City youngster Divine Mukasa also looks set to join the Hammers on loan. These arrivals will undoubtedly bolster West Ham’s squad going into the weekend’s game, which the visitors will obviously have to be wary of.

Charlton have strengthened their squad since their opening-day victory, with goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo arriving on loan from Wrexham.

The two sides have not met since September 2020, when West Ham recorded a 3-0 victory over Charlton in the Carabao Cup. Sébastien Haller scored a brace, with Felipe Anderson grabbing the third. There has been a 19-year gap between league meetings, with the last one coming in February 2007, when Charlton beat West Ham 4-0 at The Valley in the Premier League.

Ahead of the fixture, Hammers boss Nuno Espírito Santo confirmed that both Engels and Piroe will be available for selection.

On the contrary, forward Pablo Felipe will need to be assessed after he was forced off at half-time against Burnley with a reported calf issue. Tomáš Souček will also be unavailable as he continues to nurse the serious injury he suffered at the World Cup.

“We have some problems with injuries. Players who are not going to be available. It’s about assessing them day by day. We have one more day, then we’re going to make the squad list,” stated Nuno at Thursday afternoon’s pre-match press conference.

Charlton manager Nathan Jones hinted that summer signing Timothy Ouma could be involved after missing the opening game of the season.

“Ouma was fine the other day in the U21s. The intensity of a Championship fixture and an U21S fixture are vastly different; he has hardly trained, and he had visa issues early on. That wait prevented us from being able to bring him back over from Kenya, so he has missed a lot of pre-season, and we are building him up; it is a work in progress.”

Jones was also full of praise for the hosts, stating that ‘everything about West Ham is Premier League’.

“It’s a wonderful game to test ourselves against a Premier League club really. I know they came down, but everything about them is Premier League. The stadium, the crowd, the finances- they have managed to keep the majority of their players and add, so arguably they are as strong as they were last year. It’s a tough fixture.”