THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE,

 COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION HAS APPOINTED RECOGNIZED MEDIA PERSONALITY, ENTREPRENEUR, SPORTS COMMENTATOR AND FORMER PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE PEYTON MANNING A PROFESSOR OF PRACTICE STARTING IN THE FALL 2023 TERM.

MANNING WILL JOIN SELECT CLASSES DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR AS A FEATURED EXPERT

, BRINGING SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE TO THE CLASSROOM AND WORKING ALONGSIDE THE COLLEGE’S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FACULTY TO PROVIDE

TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR CCI STUDENTS. MANNING GRADUATED FROM UT IN 1997 WITH A DEGREE IN SPEECH COMMUNICATION AFTER LEADING THE VOLS TO AN SEC FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP.