{"id":383159,"date":"2026-01-02T07:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/383159\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T07:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:39:11","slug":"johnny-manziel-turns-college-gameday-no-show-backlash-into-unexpected-money-making-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/383159\/","title":{"rendered":"Johnny Manziel turns College GameDay no-show backlash into unexpected money-making opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Johnny Manziel has seemingly spun a major misstep that placed him under scrutiny into a payday. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/texas-a-and-m-aggies-football\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Texas A&amp;M <\/a>quarterback was criticized after missing his scheduled guest picker spot on \u201cCollege GameDay\u201d for the first round of the College Football Playoff.<\/p>\n<p>The ESPN pregame show was live in College Station for the Aggies\u2019 matchup against Miami, which eventually ended 10-3 in favor of the Hurricanes. While many fans anticipated seeing the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner at Aggie Park, he disappointed them by not showing up.<\/p>\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/johnny-manziel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Johnny Manziel<\/a> is now using the situation to promote the betting platform, Kalshi.<\/p>\n<p> \u2022 <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>            &#8220;The truth is out and you can find it on Kalshi,&#8221; Manziel tweeted on Thursday.                            <\/p>\n<p>Looking to predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/nfl-playoff-predictor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\" class=\"bottom_tagline_link\" data-tab=\"top\">NFL Playoff Predictor<\/a> for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game!<\/p>\n<p>Manziel highlighted that Kalshi has launched a market allowing users to wager on him and the \u201cCollege GameDay\u201d show.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s been plenty of speculation lately,\u201d Manziel wrote. \u201cI&#8217;m good with ESPN. I&#8217;m good with McAfee. If you want to keep guessing, you can now do it officially. Thanks to Kalshi, you can trade on whether or not I\u2019ll be back on College GameDay in 2026.                            <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe market currently gives me a 34% chance of being back on set next season. If you think that number\u2019s low, take the other side. To the Aggie fans \u2013 big things coming in \u201826. I&#8217;m bullish on Texas A&amp;M football and excited for what&#8217;s ahead. Happy New Year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/nfl\/news-no-surprise-diego-pavia-s-mentor-nfl-fans-rip-johnny-manziel-ex-browns-qb-sets-record-straight-college-gameday-absence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">\u201cNo surprise that he is Diego Pavia\u2019s mentor\u201d: NFL fans rip Johnny Manziel as ex-Browns QB sets record straight on College GameDay absence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\/news-lane-kiffin-blasts-college-gameday-picking-georgia-ole-miss-ahead-cfp-quarterfinals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Lane Kiffin blasts College GameDay for picking Georgia over Ole Miss ahead of CFP quarterfinals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Johnny Manziel\u2019s apology after his failure to appear on College GameDay<\/p>\n<p>Johnny Manziel addressed his absence from \u201cCollege GameDay\u201d on his Instagram Story on Dec. 21, a day after the first-round game. He offered sincere apologies to the show, its crew, and Texas A&amp;M fans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will have plenty more to say about what transpired [Saturday.] There is almost nothing on this earth that would have made me miss that game,\u201d Manziel wrote. \u201cTo ESPN, Pat [McAfee], Coach [Nick Saban], Desmond [Howard], and the entire crew on GameDay, I apologize it was out of my control.<br \/>\n\u201cTo the Aggies and A&amp;M fan base I\u2019m sorry. I will continue to let everyone out there run with a fake narrative and at the end of the day perception always wins over reality. I love all of you who genuinely support me through good and bad like you\u2019ve all done for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to his spokesperson, Manziel came down with a severe case of norovirus the night before the show. He apparently contracted it while visiting family earlier in the week. Former Texas A&amp;M basketball standout Alex Caruso stepped up as a last-minute substitute.<\/p>\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p>\nCancel<br \/>\nSubmit\n<\/p>\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<p>\nEdited by Farouk Yusuf<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Johnny Manziel has seemingly spun a major misstep that placed him under scrutiny into a payday. 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