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Quinn Ewers, Maalik Murphy and Arch Manning look ready to go.
The Texas football program has completed summer conditioning and will now prepare for fall camp to start next week. Continue reading “LOOK: Texas’ top three quarterbacks pose for photo ahead of fall camp”
Did Texas give up on these quarterbacks too soon?
Ever since Colt McCoy left the program, Texas has not been a beacon of consistency at the quarterback position.
Outside of Sam Ehlinger, who went down as one of the best quarterbacks in program history statistically, Texas’ quarterback situation has been a sore subject throughout the past decade. One of the main reasons is the series of quarterback decisions that likely could have gone in the other direction.
Whether there was too short of a leash or maybe the wrong quarterback was chosen in the first place, there are three specific instances that stand out recently.
Here are the three quarterbacks that Texas should have stuck with who could have helped them win more games at that time. This isn’t to say that the quarterback that started over them didn’t go on to be better, but at the time it could have gone a different direction with the other passer at the helm.
“I’ve seen it in years and years of playing in our system, and I love what Quinn can bring.”
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian has made his career off of developing quarterbacks. His resume of sending quarterbacks for the NFL is quite impressive.
Sarkisian spearheaded the 2000s USC dynasty as the offensive coordinator for Carson Palmer, Matt Leinart and Mark Sanchez. He then sent Jake Locker to the pros during his first head coaching job at Washington.
More recently, during his stint at Alabama, Sark called plays for first-rounders Tua Tagovailoa and Mac Jones, helping him land the Texas gig.
Entering year three as the Longhorns head man, Sarkisian is tasked with adding another name to his quarterback list.
Former five-star Quinn Ewers has all the arm talent in the world. An up-and-down redshirt freshman campaign showed glimpses of greatness but was riddled with inconsistency.
Ewers and Sarkisian have a critical offseason in front of them. The development of the Longhorns starter will be the key to a successful season in 2023.
Sarkisian spoke about his impressive quarterback track record and Quinn Ewers during his Texas Exes Texas Fight Tour.
Steve Sarkisian admitted Ewers has a head start but doesn’t want to hold Manning back.
The Texas Longhorns held their first practice of the year on Monday. After it was over, head coach Steve Sarkisian spoke with the media and confirmed that Freshman quarterback Arch Manning will compete with Quinn Ewers for the right to be the starting quarterback this coming season.
Sarkisian admitted that Ewers has a head start but also said he doesn’t want to hold Manning back, per Paul Myerberg at USA TODAY.
“I’m more focused on is, is each guy focusing on what they need to do to develop to be the best player that they can be? Quinn has an entire year of a head start, but I don’t want to hold Arch back. I want to see how far he can take this thing and what it can look like.”
Manning was the No. 1 overall ranked recruit in the class of 2023. In his Senior season at Isidore Newman (La.), he posted 2,270 passing yards, 34 touchdowns and just two interceptions. While he didn’t do much running in 2022, Manning is still a dual-threat QB who scored 19 total touchdowns as a rusher in his four-year high school career.
As for Ewers, he was also the top recruit in his class (2021) coming out of Southlake Carroll (Texas). After sitting behind C.J. Stroud for a season at Ohio State, he transferred to Texas and started 10 games, totaling 2,177 passing yards, 15 touchdowns and six interceptions.
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This spring for Texas football should be an exciting one.
Former five-star quarterback Arch Manning took the field for the first time as a Longhorn on Monday as Texas began spring practice. Continue reading “WATCH: Quinn Ewers, Arch Manning throwing on first day of spring practice”
Cy-Fair (Texas) QB Trey Owens, 2024 three-star recruit commits to Texas.
Texas has put together one of the top 2023 recruiting classes in the nation, highlighted by No. 1 overall recruit, quarterback Arch Manning. Even though Manning projects to be the Longhorns’ starter for the next few years, you can never have too many options at quarterback and the hustle for the next one never stops.
On that subject, they may already have their QB for the class of 2024. Cy-Fair (Texas) QB Trey Owens announced that he’s committed to Texas.
Alexa play,”The Eyes of Texas”#HookEm @milwee4 @CoachSark @TexasFootball pic.twitter.com/G0wVWFxmPs
— Trey Owens (@Htx_Owens) January 11, 2023
Owens (6-foot-4, 200 pounds) is a three-star recruit who is ranked No. 34 among quarterbacks in his class and No. 69 in the state.
He told 247 Sports that he loves coach Steve Sarkisian and his staff:
“I feel like they’ve been super honest with me throughout the process. They took their time recruiting with me. I thought that was cool they were honest with me about things I needed to fix and it really pushed me because that wasn’t the offer I wanted.”
If nothing else, Owens comes equipped with a big arm.
Newest #Texas QB commit Trey Owens can sling it. Stands right in the face of pressure, delivers a dot for a TD. Big arm, big potential. pic.twitter.com/egrll68x1X
— CJ Vogel (@CJVogel_TFB) January 11, 2023
In 11 games as a Junior, he totaled 2,840 passing yards, 34 touchdowns and just six interceptions.
Owens is the third commit for their class of 2024. The others are four-star athlete Hunter Moddon and four-star cornerback Jaden Allen.
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Quinn Ewers may have won the job for the 2022 campaign but his spot is not guaranteed moving forward.
Steve Sarkisian hinted at a quarterback competition over the course of the offseason.
Quinn Ewers may have won the job for the 2022 campaign but his spot is not guaranteed moving forward. The Texas head coach stated during his Monday press conference he plans to have an open quarterback battle over the offseason.
“So, like every year, we’ll go into the offseason and wipe the slate clean and let these guys compete and battle and see what it looks like, because that’s what makes us better. And, ultimately, when other guys are working at their craft, that should motivate us to want to continue to improve our game.”
Texas is expected to have no shortage of talent options at the quarterback spot going forward.
Quinn Ewers returns as the favorite to win the job yet again. He faces a crucial offseason to develop his skills and gain more comfort with the offense.
Potentially fighting for the starting gig behind Ewers are redshirt junior Hudson Card and redshirt freshman Maalik Murphy. Each player was highly recruited in their respective classes and been praised by Sarkisian during the season.
Joining the stacked quarterback room in Austin for the upcoming semester is No. 1 overall prospect Arch Manning. The five-star is going to add immediate competition to the unit from day one.
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Texas is taking four quarterbacks to Texas Tech this weekend.
Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian announced four quarterbacks are set to travel and dress for the Texas Tech game this weekend.
Quinn Ewers, Hudson Card, Maalik Murphy and Charles Wright will make the trip to Lubbock with the team.
Ewers missed last week’s matchup with UTSA while dealing with an SC sprain suffered against Alabama. Ewers practiced on Monday and is questionable heading into the Big 12 opener.
Card completed 15 of 23 passes for 161 yards and a touchdown in Texas’ win over UTSA. He is in line to receive the start if Ewers is unavailable.
Freshman quarterbacks Charles Wright and Maailk Murphy are also a part of the Longhorns’ 70-man travel roster. Murphy is returning from an injury of his own this week.
The overall health of the Texas quarterback room is improving — good news for the Longhorns offense going forward.
Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian said Quinn Ewers, Hudson Card, Maalik Murphy, and Charles Wright will travel to Texas Tech. Sarkisian said he has been very impressed with Murphy this week.
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) September 22, 2022
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