Texas A&M Aggies quarterback Johnny Manziel is introduced during the game against the Florida Gators at halftime at Reed Arena. (Photo: Brett Davis, USA TODAY Sports)
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Johnny Manziel has become the big man off campus.
The Texas A&M quarterback and Heisman winner said Monday night at the Davey O'Brien Award reception that all of his classes for this semester are online, though Texas A&M spokesman Brad Marquardt refused to confirm or deny Manziel's schedule in a phone call with USA TODAY Sports.
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Manziel also told reporters at the reception that he's only on campus once every month.
Though the arrangement might seem odd, Manziel is well within his rights to tackle his course load online. He even tried to take an English course on campus this semester but had to drop it when his peers' requests for photos and autographs became too much.
"I didn't think anything of it, and it kind of turned into a little more of a big deal than I thought," Manziel said, according to The Associated Press.
Manziel's various outings since winning the Heisman -- sitting courtside at NBA games, attending the Super Bowl and being photographed at Mardi Gras -- have been well documented, and being under a microscope has taken a toll on him.
"I know plenty of friends who went down to Mardi Gras to New Orleans and other guys who went to the Super Bowl too," Manziel said. "I was down there with other college football guys too, so I don't know, people like to give me a hard time more than others. There's college kids doing what I'm doing all around the country. People just think I'm going wild with it, when it's not like that."
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Johnny Manziel has become the big man off campus.
The Texas A&M quarterback and Heisman winner said Monday night at the Davey O'Brien Award reception that all of his classes for this semester are online, though Texas A&M spokesman Brad Marquardt refused to confirm or deny Manziel's schedule in a phone call with USA TODAY Sports.
SPRING FOOTBALL: Dates for every FBS team
Manziel also told reporters at the reception that he's only on campus once every month.
Though the arrangement might seem odd, Manziel is well within his rights to tackle his course load online. He even tried to take an English course on campus this semester but had to drop it when his peers' requests for photos and autographs became too much.
"I didn't think anything of it, and it kind of turned into a little more of a big deal than I thought," Manziel said, according to The Associated Press.
Manziel's various outings since winning the Heisman -- sitting courtside at NBA games, attending the Super Bowl and being photographed at Mardi Gras -- have been well documented, and being under a microscope has taken a toll on him.
"I know plenty of friends who went down to Mardi Gras to New Orleans and other guys who went to the Super Bowl too," Manziel said. "I was down there with other college football guys too, so I don't know, people like to give me a hard time more than others. There's college kids doing what I'm doing all around the country. People just think I'm going wild with it, when it's not like that."
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