Manuel Baez is a college football player for San Diego State in The Bowl Game. He and his husband Nick are the only two SD ST players who have left their home field using OBT.
Appearances[]
- Chapter 1: Atlanta, Georgia. - Nick and Manny, living in a condo on the Georgia State field, discover Georgia Tech's football hiding spot nearby. Realizing that it's unguarded, the two move quickly to take it, not realizing that there would actually be nine footballs in that spot.
- Chapter 3: Cherokee County, Georgia. - Carrying all nine footballs in backpacks, Nick and Manny camp out at Georgia Tech's 70,000 yard line. Meanwhile, Juice explains how they built up OBT for 1500 years to leave their home field and spent 30 years living in various places around Atlanta to avoid suspicion.
- Chapter 6: Roane County, Tennessee. - Manny calls Juice to clarify the rules for his upcoming game plan. In Emory Gap, Tennessee, he waits on the Michigan State field for Nick to pass to him using a train.
- Chapter 7: Emory Gap, Tennessee. - Manny watches as Nick's train-based pass lands only 50 yards from Michigan State's field.
- Chapter 8: Iuka, Illinois. - Nick calls Manny to discuss their next move and why Nick wasted so much OBT.
- Chapter 10: Ponce de Leon, Florida. - Nick and Manny have moved to West Kentucky University's field, covering 75 miles in a day. Behind them, many teams converge on the WKU/Georgia Tech intersection.
- Chapter 11: Columbus, Georgia. - Heading west on Oklahoma State University's field, while crossing Big Sandy River, Nick and Manny are caught off guard by Oklahoma State's entire team.
- Chapter 12: Bumpus Mills, Tennessee. - Fleeing Oklahoma State, the two are cornered on Northwestern University's field. Nick burns OBT to escape with the balls while Manny exchanges Nick's coordinates for the coordinates of every Oklahoma State player. When Lacrecia Evans realizes her team can't catch him, she agrees to preserve their anonymity in exchange for the two crossing on their field. The two reconvene on the beach of Lee Towhead in Missouri.