Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers will not suit up on Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe, allowing Arch Manning to make his first career start.
Despite throwing five touchdowns in relief of Ewers in Week 3 against UTSA, don’t expect Manning to fully replace Ewers under center for the Longhorns this season.
ESPN’s Pete Thamel relayed a message from coach Steve Sarkisian on College GameDay Saturday morning, indicating the team has every intention of installing Ewers, who suffered a strain oblique in Week 3, back in the starting role when he is healthy – potentially as soon as next week when the Longhorns host Mississippi State.
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Ewers has completed 58 passes for 691 yards and eight touchdowns so far this season, while Manning is 14-of-18 with 318 yards and five touchdowns.
Both quarterbacks look like Heisman Trophy candidates; an incredibly enviable problem for coach Sarkisian and the Longhorns to have.
However, despite tons of media hype around Manning over the past few years, Texas is more than comfortable letting Ewers be the man for this season, as long as he is healthy.
“He made it a point to say ‘we have a national championship team, and Quinn is our quarterback,'” Thamel concluded.
Texas will kick off against Louisiana Monroe at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday on the SEC Network.