Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers will start for the No. 1 Longhorns on Saturday against Oklahoma, coach Steve Sarkisian said Thursday.
Ewers missed the Longhorns’ last two games after suffering a strained oblique in the first half of Texas’ 56-7 win over UTSA on Sept. 14. Redshirt freshman Arch Manning started two games in Ewers’ place, leading the Longhorns to wins over Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State, but will return to the backup role against the Sooners.
“Quinn has earned and deserved that right to be our starting quarterback,” Sarkisian said Monday. “Arch has continued to work really hard and we’re fortunate to have him and the player that he is and the leader that he is as well. It’s a very fortunate situation that we’re in.”
Ewers missed the Longhorns’ last two games after suffering a strained oblique in the first half of Texas’ 56-7 win over UTSA on Sept. 14. Redshirt freshman Arch Manning started two games in Ewers’ place, leading the Longhorns to wins over Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State, but will return to the backup role against the Sooners.
“Quinn has earned and deserved that right to be our starting quarterback,” Sarkisian said Monday. “Arch has continued to work really hard and we’re fortunate to have him and the player that he is and the leader that he is as well. It’s a very fortunate situation that we’re in.”