Eli Manning

Eli Manning went undercover at the Nittany Lions walk-on tryouts as Chad Powers for his ESPN+ show Eli's Places. Head coach James Franklin was in on the ...

Manning donned a mustache and a wig of long blonde hair in disguise for his show “Eli’s Places” on ESPN+. Manning remarked on how similar the look of his disguise and a youthful photo of his father looked: Retired New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning went undercover as “Chad Powers” in a faux attempt to try out for quarterback for the Nittany Lions.

Manning attended the Nittany Lion's walk-on workout and performed in front of coach James Franklin.

Then he got a chance to flex his arm talent in quarterback drills. Franklin says in the video that it’s because he exhausted his eligibility. “When they reached out about doing this, obviously we wanted to be a part of it,” Penn State coach James Franklin said. Manning (or Powers) broad jumped 7-foot-10 and ran the 40-yard dash in 5.49 seconds, which was much slower than his 4.90 official time at the 2004 NFL combine. He wore a Penn State football T-shirt and just enough makeup to mask his identity. Bro, he is not a freshman.

Two-time Super Bowl winner Eli Manning is retired, but that didn't stop him from trying out for the Nittany Lions under the name of Chad Powers.

[San Diego Chargers](https://www.nbclosangeles.com/tag/los-angeles-chargers) with the No. He then spent his full 16-year NFL with the [New York Giants](https://nbcnewyork.com/tag/new-york-giants), collecting two Super Bowl MVP trophies and making four Pro Bowls along the way. Fast Chad,” Powers said prior to his 40. When it came to actual football, Powers said he was rather inexperienced. “Chad’s gonna run. His tryout was shown on an episode of ESPN’s “Eli Places,” and it featured plenty of hilarious moments.

Penn State coach James Franklin says he was thrilled to host Eli Manning for his quarterback tryout as Chad Powers.

[How to watch Eli Manning's secret Penn State tryout](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/how-to-watch-eli-mannings-secret-penn-state-football-tryout) [James Franklin pitches new athlete dorms at Penn State](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/james-franklin-pitches-new-athlete-dorms-at-penn-state) [Penn State is a 'dangerous team,' Fox Sports' Joel Klatt says](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/foxs-joel-klatt-penn-state-is-a-dangerous-team-after-win-at-auburn) [First Look: Penn State vs. And consider subscribing (button's on the home page) for more great content across the SI.com network. Wearing a blond wig and rubber chin, Manning auditioned for Franklin under the alias Chad Powers, creating what has become a college football micro-sensation and the most popular fictional Penn State player since [Hingle McCringleberry](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPjV4R6Kumc). Publisher Mark Wogenrich has covered Penn State for more than 20 years, tracking three coaching staffs, three Big Ten titles and a catalog of great stories. Here's the segment with Manning's tryout as Chad Powers. In addition, Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford has been a counselor for several summers at the Manning Passing Academy, which also helped, Franklin said. Franklin gave up about 10 minutes for his part of the bit and loved the finished product. So once I was comfortable with the fact we were going to be able to do that, and it not impact our normal routine or become a distraction, then we were all about it." Central Michigan](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/first-look-penn-state-vs-central-michigan-at-beaver-stadium) [Nicholas Singleton is setting a spectacular early pace](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/penn-states-nicholas-singleton-is-off-to-the-programs-best-start-since-2002) [Why James Franklin isn't eager to make another road trip to the SEC](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/penn-state-coach-james-franklin-isnt-keen-on-returning-to-the-sec) [Penn State makes a big leap in the Week 4 polls](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/penn-state-makes-big-jump-in-the-week-3-college-football-polls) [Penn State proposes expanding alcohol sales at Beaver Stadium](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/penn-state-trustees-to-address-expanded-beer-sales-at-beaver-stadium) Really, they were able to do 99 percent of it kind of without messing up our normal routine. I think I had to give them 10 minutes of my time, which took time away from either lunch or my walk, which was good. ["Eli's Places" ESPN+ show](https://www.si.com/college/pennstate/football/how-to-watch-eli-mannings-secret-penn-state-football-tryout) to [Penn State](https://www.si.com/college/college-football/team/penn-state-nittany-lions) in August for a love letter to walk-ons and a surprise tryout at quarterback.

Eli Manning went undercover in August at Penn State football's tryouts for his latest episode of Eli's Places on ESPN+, but James Franklin was hesitant at ...

So once I was comfortable with the fact we were going to be able to do that, and it not impact our normal routine or become a distraction, then we were all about it.” Manning disguised himself as Chad Powers, a freshman who was homeschooled and never played organized football. “I think I had to give them 10 minutes of my time, which took time away from either lunch or my walk, which was good.

Former Giant QB Eli Manning went undercover for a visit last month to Penn State. Nittany Lions coach James Franklin spoke about how the viral video ...

Watch the video above for more about Manning’s visit and how “it just made sense” for the program. [Eli Manning going undercover](https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-football/article266060181.html) as a walk-on at Penn State went viral, head coach James Franklin spoke about how it all came about. ](https://www.centredaily.com/sports/college/penn-state-university/psu-football)

Two-time Super Bowl winner Eli Manning is retired, but that didnt stop him from trying out for the Nittany Lions under the name of Chad Powers.

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Eli Manning spoke to Ryan Glasspiegel of The New York Post on his "Chad Powers" undercover tryout and how only James Franklin was in on it.

“But it wasn’t really until that day that I was told I’d have to run a 40, do a 5-10-5, do a broad jump, triple broad jump. “Head coach James Franklin was in on it, but didn’t really tell any of the other coaches.” One key question with that clip was how many Nittany Lions players and coaches seen there were aware of what was going on.

New York Giants legend Eli Manning went undercover as Chad Powers for a walk-on tryout at Penn State University.

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Eli Manning is back in the recruiting circuit. Er, scratch that. We mean Chad Powers, who made a splash in tryouts for Penn State football.

Apologies to Eli Manning, but his pops clearly pulled off the look much better than he did. I go by Chad Powers We mean Chad Powers, who made a splash during open tryouts for the Penn State football team. I go by Chad Powers,” During the full video, Eli mentioned that he was looking a lot like Matthew McConaughey from his starring role in the cult classic Dazed and Confused. Eli Manning is back in the recruiting circuit.

Manning is a two-time New York Giants Super Bowl champion. He put on a blonde wig, a fake nose, and a mustache as he embodied the phony personality of 26-year- ...

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The two-time Super Bowl champion wore a disguise and even fooled one of the team's offensive analysts.

“I did some background check and one of the guys you’re competing with has kind of been disqualified,” Franklin said, addressing the roster hopefuls. “I wanna sign the Chad Powers guy,” O’Brien said. It was a heartwarming story, but given Manning’s complete lack of connection to any Penn State sport, it was mildly out of left field. But on top of that, he’s ineligible.” “Chad Powers may not have made the team, but he learned a lot,” Manning said. Wearing a Hollywood disguise, Manning assumed the identity of “Chad Powers” — a part-time substitute teacher, part-time carpenter, and full-time fan of Penn State football.

Eli Manning was a multiple time Super Bowl winning quarterback during his NFL days. He spent his entire career in New York with the Giants. He was also a 4-time ...

The tryout video of Eli Manning has gone viral and drawn the attention of many people. Additionally, Eli Manning was one of the few quarterbacks who consistently gave Tom Brady trouble. Manning [channeled his inner](https://twitter.com/EliManning/status/1572589930840264705) ‘Chad Powers” once again in a recent bit with Peyton Manning.

To ensure that the players and coaches wouldn't recognise the two-time Super Bowl champion, the former Giants quarterback underwent a physical transformation ...

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