Texas had a remarkably bad performance on Saturday. The loss was a slow, painful death that many could have realized as the game progressed would end up a loss.
Quinn Ewers had a terrible game. While the popular thing to do is call him a bust and write him off, it’s more than possible to take in the entire body of work and put today in context.
Ewers didn’t forget how to throw a football today. He didn’t forget how to throw a football under pressure. He had a bad game.
Before the game, we mentioned that Ewers could struggle because of the weather conditions. I wrote the following:
Quinn Ewers may not be afforded deep shot attempts (because of the windy forecast). Wind could turn the matchup into a lower scoring game than expected.
Nobody predicted what happened on Saturday, and it was certainly worse than I could ever have imagined. Even so, I’m willing to consider the performance as one bad game and not what defines the young quarterback or this team.
Here are a few takeaways from the game.