The No. 8 Texas Longhorns escaped with a win over the Houston Cougars on Saturday, 31-24.
Though they won the battle, the war might be in question.
Quarterback Quinn Ewers scrambled on a broken play on 3rd down and injured his shoulder after taking a hard hit.
He was then taken to the medical tent followed by a visit to the locker room. Ewers was seen a bit later with his pads and helmet off and a brace, confirming his status for the rest of the game to be out.
In a press conference following the game, head coach Steve Sarkisian didn’t have an update for us, saying that we will know more tomorrow.
“Quinn (Ewers) has a hurt shoulder. We’ll know tomorrow. He tried to play through it.” – Steve Sarkisian #HookEm
— Inside Texas (@InsideTexas) October 21, 2023
Sarkisian then said, “This team has a lot of confidence in Maalik and Arch”.
Although Maalik Murphy looked underwhelming, he was put into the game on short notice and wasn’t prepared. Murphy is a very intriguing prospect, standing at 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds.
He has a missile for an arm and uses his legs as he needs to, but right now he is a very raw player and might not have his talents tuned right in order to carry this Texas team should Ewers be sidelined for multiple weeks.
Could we see Arch Manning finally play in a game for the Texas Longhorns? If Ewers is ruled out for next week and Murphy can’t get the offense going, Sark may throw Manning in the game to see if he can give the Horns a boost.
Firstly, we need to hope that Ewers’ injury isn’t significant and he can get back on the right track.