Overview

• Episode three features Eli Manning on screen as an Ole Miss coach delivering an ad‑libbed expletive, with Glen Powell’s father appearing as a sideline Easter egg.
• ESPN reports Manning is an executive producer and hands-on consultant, fielding writers’ room questions and giving Powell detailed quarterback mechanics feedback.
• Production leaned on real SEC environments, uniforms and crowds, even staging a Georgia halftime moment where fans booed Powell on cue for authenticity.
• Entertainment Weekly teases a new Eli’s Places segment showing Manning, in character, visiting the set for a tongue‑in‑cheek face‑off with Powell that nods to the sketch origins.
• The six-episode Hulu comedy tracks a disguise-fueled comeback for Russ Holliday, with early coverage highlighting Powell’s transformative turn and a brief Haliey Welch cameo.