Quinn Ewers ‘good to go’ for Texas A&M rivalry game after MRI reveals only a mild ankle sprain

After a Sunday morning MRI on his ankle, Texas QB Quinn Ewers is reportedly good to go for the crucial rivalry game with Texas A&M.

It’s all right there for the Longhorns. A win over arch-rival Texas A&M and UT is in the SEC championship game for a rematch with the Georgia Bulldogs. An SEC championship would be quite an achievement for the Longhorns in their first year in the conference.

But that may be tougher if Texas QB Quinn Ewers is injured. Ewers suffered an ankle injury during the second half of Saturday’s 31-14 win over Kentucky, and though he finished the game, he was limited.

Ewers reportedly had an MRI on his ankle Sunday morning, according to Orangebloods.com’s Anwar Richardson. At the time, Richardson reported that people close to the situation were “cautiously optimistic” that Ewers avoided structural damage and will only need ankle treatment during the week.

Now, Richardson reports that the Texas staff received good news. Richardson says, “I’m told Texas QB Quinn Ewers only has a mild ankle sprain and will be good to go for Texas A&M on Saturday.”

After the game, Ewers talked about how his ankle felt with the media. “It’s just a little tender,” Ewers said, per ESPN. “I was around the 50-yard line, and I stepped up and kind of took off running a little bit and then kind of got hip-drop tackled, and I think he kind of just rolled up on it a little bit. But it’s football, and stuff like that happens.”

If things change and is unable to play against A&M, redshirt freshman Arch Manning will make his third start of the season. Manning started two games earlier in the season when Ewers injured his oblique. Manning has completed 61 of 90 passes (67.8%) with 939 yards, nine touchdowns and two interceptions.