Interesting trivia question - Peyton Manning related

So yesterday I was in my car listening to ESPN radio and they were wondering if Manning had ever been benched before. They seemed to erroneously come to the conclusion that he had in fact never been benched.

However he did get put on the bench in the 1998 Orange Bowl. I'm surprised that these "experts" didn't recall this because the results of that season ended in a controversial split title between Michigan and Nebraska. It was the last season before the BCS era and also the only season in which a defensive player won the Heisman.

Tee Martin came in the game late after Tennessee was only able to muster 9 points under the leadership of Peyton Manning.

There was a little over 4 minutes left in the game when Tee Martin went in and they were already down 42-9.

Video evidence here

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Note, that most of the video from this point is them going back to the sideline to show Manning standing their in disbelief

Also of note - the split championship was probably the biggest farce in the history of college football and proves that AP voters are illiterate chimps. Nebraska defeated the #3 Tenn Volunteers who had Peyton Manning and Jamal Lewis on the lineup 42-17.

Michigan beat Wazzu 21-16 and the only player you've ever heard of on that team is Ryan Leaf.

Nebraska would have easily beaten Michigan on a neutral field.