Peyton Manning dons Tennessee uniform after 26 years to lead the pack at Neyland Stadium for Morgan Wallen concert

Peyton Manning dons Tennessee uniform after 26 years to lead the pack at Neyland Stadium for Morgan Wallen concert
Peyton Manning dons Tennessee uniform after 26 years to lead the pack at Neyland Stadium for Morgan Wallen concert

Legendary Tennessee Volunteers quarterback Peyton Manning put on the uniform and pads on Sunday night to help walk out Morgan Wallen for his sold-out show at Neyland Stadium.

Along with Manning, Vols coach Josh Heupel, quarterback Nico Iamaleava and receiver Bru McCoy also helped walk out the country music superstar.

Manning was the big surprise as when Wallen was ready to come on stage, he was shown in his full uniform again, which made the crowd pop. Then, Iamaleava, McCoy and Heupel came into the frame along with Wallen.

The country music superstar is known for his walkouts, as a camera follows him from the green room on his walk to the stage with one of his songs playing to hype up the crowd.

And, of course, given he was performing at Neyland Stadium, Wallen was sure to have plenty of Volunteers involved in his walkout.

Wallen also performed on Friday night and had the national champion Tennessee baseball team with him as he emerged on stage.

It was a surreal night for Wallen, who is a massive Volunteers fan and grew up going to the stadium. According to Hits Daily Double, Wallen set the attendance record at Neyland Stadium for his concert. On Sunday, he stopped to show gratitude to everyone for making his dream come true.

“When me and the boys first started playing shows, we started out playing bars, real small venues. Worked our way up to places like Cotton Eyed Joe. Then, we worked our way up to clubs, theaters, arenas and amphitheaters. We pretty much played any kind of venue there is, and all of a sudden you guys went and sold out Neyland today," Wallen said. "Thank you.”

During the concert on Sunday, Wallen brought out country star Miranda Lambert to help him sing his popular song, 'Thought You Should Know', which she wrote with him.

He then had Darius Rucker come out to sing his song, 'Wagon Wheel', as Wallen gave his fans plenty. But the highlight was the walkout with Manning in a full uniform once again.

Nico Iamaleava leads Tennessee past Oklahoma

On Saturday night, before the Tennessee Volunteers helped walk out Morgan Wallen, the Vols went on the road and beat Oklahoma 25-15.

It was a statement win as quarterback Nico Iamaleava went 13-for-21 for 194 yards and one touchdown.

“It feels great, man,” Iamaleava said, via OffTheHookSports. “To come to an opposing stadium and get the W. I thought our team did a great job. Our defense played outstanding. Special teams played great. We got to clean some stuff up on offense. We’ll be better."

The Vols are on their bye week and return to the field on October 5 at home against the Florida Gators.

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Edited by Akshay Saraswat
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