Due to an apparent non-contact injury, Texas starting quarterback Quinn Ewers missed Saturday night’s game against UTSA. As a result, highly valued backup quarterback Arch Manning entered the game in Ewers’ place. In the second quarter, with the No. 2 Longhorns ahead 14-0, Manning took his first snap from the line of scrimmage. He faked a play, rolled to his right and found wide receiver DeAndre Moore Jr. for a 19-yard touchdown pass. Texas took a three-point lead thanks to the play, which also temporarily subdued the home crowd as Heisman hopeful Austin Ewers was being treated to on the sidelines.
Manning scored a touchdown on a 67-yard run to the house during the next drive after a Roadrunners touchdown on the following play reduced the Texas lead to 14. The Longhorns program is demonstrating why they have one of the top quarterback situations in college football, despite the fact that UTSA is overmatched in their matchup on Saturday in Austin..
The Longhorns program is demonstrating why they have one of the top quarterback situations in college football, despite the fact that UTSA is overmatched in their matchup on Saturday in Austin.
In his post-intermission interview, Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian revealed that Ewers had a strained abdomen. It’s unclear if Ewers’s non-contact injury will keep him out of action past Saturday, but if it does, Manning will need to keep playing the way many think he can if Texas wants to be a real contender in the SEC and national championship competitions.
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