By the time Texas football Coach Steve Sarkisian made it to the microphone, accompanied by the playing of Texas A&M's "Aggie War Hymn," a crowd was gathering.

Conference media days are always ripe with quality quotes, and the witticisms from Atlanta did not disappoint.

Manning talked about how tough his freshman year was, from playing every minute of every game for Isidore Newman High School in New Orleans to being on the sidelines at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium. He said an assistant coach was a sounding board for him during film sessions,