A show is nothing without a little bit of humor in it, and “College GameDay” analyst Pat McAfee is doing it really well. He had the moment of the morning broadcast in Norman, Oklahoma, making fun of Peyton Manning ahead of the Tennessee-Oklahoma showdown. Manning, in his role as the legendary quarterback of the Volunteers, was in attendance in Oklahoma, where many posters were on display.

One of those signs especially drew McAfee’s attention. It had an extreme picture of the face of Manning, with an unusually large forehead, and the words “Got Heisman.” McAfee couldn’t resist a comment saying, “Wow that’s rude, that’s rude, that’s rude, that is to proportion.” making fun of his former Indianapolis Colts teammate in the process.

At Tennessee, Peyton Manning was no less than elite while putting up solid numbers over the four seasons he played. He reached an 11,201-yard passing, 89 touchdowns, with a 147.1 passer rating, on an average of 248.9 yards per game, despite not getting the Heisman Trophy.

Of course, the cool thing is that McAfee and Manning are working with ESPN: McAfee hosts his own show, “The Pat McAfee Show,” and does a weekly analyst stint on “College GameDay,” while Manning co-hosts the ManningCast for Monday Night Football with his brother Eli. It just goes to show that one will never stray too far from football.

But where did all of that start? While the Heisman Trophy part is well known, what is the reference to Manning’s forehead?

The story behind Peyton Manning’s forehead memes 

It all started in 2021, the two-time Super Bowl champion had a hilarious comment about Peyton Manning’s Hall of Fame bust. “It took like seven hours because of my forehead and neck,” Manning said, via B/R Gridiron. “A lot of clay was needed.” Well, it seems the comments about his forehead didn’t stop there. During the Thursday night Hall of Game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys, Peyton had another hilarious comment about his forehead.

After 2 years Peyton’s Eli Manning restarted this conversation while Hosting guest Desmond Howard, holding out a big cutout of Peyton Manning’s head with a greatly enlarged forehead that accentuates his already large cranium. The sight was very funny—and against all odds, Peyton Manning seemed to get a kick out of seeing such a comical rendering of his head on live television. So, his forehead is habitual of becoming the talk of the town every once in a while, to entertain people.

Catch some more insider information and predictions in the ES ThinkTank episode below starring Doug Sanders.