Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel was set to be the guest picker on ESPN’s "College GameDay" for the College Football Playoff matchup between his alma mater, the Texas A&M Aggies, and the Miami Hurricanes.

However, at the last second, NBA champion Alex Caruso was put into Manziel’s spot after the former quarterback backed out. Manziel apologized in a post on his Instagram Stories, saying the reason he missed his spot was out of his control and suggested he was battling an illness.

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Questions about the reason for him dropping out rose as he was reportedly spotted at the Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua fight the night before in Miami, Florida.

ESPN’s Rece Davis still seemed to be unsettled over the situation as he alluded to it in a recent podcast.

"When you go to a fight like that, you’ve got to be very careful about where you eat breakfast the next morning," he said on the "College GameDay Podcast." "Because it can leave you ill and give you difficulty in reaching the locales where you are scheduled to be. But I digress.

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"I just wondered, is that what the kids are calling it these days? A bad breakfast? Anyway, wouldn’t cast aspersions anywhere. For those who follow closely, you’ll be able to read between the lines there. You have to follow a little closely."

Manziel missed a closely contested matchup.

Texas A&M had a 6-0 lead with 8:03 left in the fourth quarter. Miami’s Carson Beck then engineered a six-play, 86-yard drive that ended with a touchdown pass to Malachi Toney.

Miami won the game 10-3, and will meet Ohio State in the quarterfinals.

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Cleveland Browns superstar Myles Garrett is on the verge of NFL history, as he is just a half-sack away from tying the single-season record set by Hall of Famer Michael Strahan and Pittsburgh Steelers star T.J. Watt.

Garrett, 29, said it would be "special" to break the record by sacking Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. 

"It’d be special. He’s legendary himself. And it’s a legendary record I’m out here chasing. So that’d be a great one to put a picture on the wall with," Garrett said at a press conference Friday. 

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Rodgers is quick to get the ball out, and Garrett said it’s important to take away his easy reads. 

"Gotta take away those easy access throws, make him look at his second read, and he’s gotta keep rushing. There’ll be (opportunities) if we continue to get stops during the game, and he can’t continue to lean on those quick passes, when you gotta score points," Garrett said. 

The Browns, who are 3-12, play the Steelers at home on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. The Steelers would clinch the AFC North and a playoff spot with a win over the Browns.

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Garrett hopes the Browns play spoiler, so if he sets the record on Sunday, he would do it in a win.

"Yeah, I just play. I want to get it, and you know, like I said, I want to win while doing it. And I think we have the guys who are locked in who want to do that as well," Garrett said. 

The seven-time Pro Bowler said there is no pressure that comes with the record looming. 

"Pressure? Nah, no pressure. Like I said, it’s going down. So, I’m not stressed or worried about if I’m going to get it. Just a matter of when," Garrett said. 

Garrett has established himself as one of the NFL’s premier pass rushers since being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. The four-time All-Pro has an astounding 124.5 sacks in 132 career games. 

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